To Beat the Band (1935)
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
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Cast
- Hugh Herbert — Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist
- Helen Broderick — Mrs. Freeda McCrary
- Roger Pryor — Larry Barry
- Fred Keating — Fred Carson
- Eric Blore — Hawkins
- Phyllis Brooks — Rowena
- Evelyn Poe — Barbara Shelby
- Johnny Mercer — Member of the Band
- Ray Mayer — McCrory
- Joy Hodges — Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader
- Lynne Carver — Minor Role
- Willie Best — Elevator Operator
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