Paul Maxey
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Maxey (1907–1963) was an American actor. Born in Wheaton, Illinois, the rotund Maxey played character roles in films from 1937, notably as the composer Victor Herbert in Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), and was in many TV shows from the 1950s onwards, notably in the role of Mayor John Peoples in the sitcom The People's Choice (1955–1958) and such other shows as M Squad, Wagon Train, Dennis the Menace, The Untouchables, Perry Mason and Lassie before his death in 1963 at age 56.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 15, 1907
Deathday: June 03, 1963
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Bride of the Gorilla
1951-10-01
Bride of the Gorilla
Overview: The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-10-01
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The Narrow Margin
1952-05-03
The Narrow Margin
Overview: A tough cop meets his match when he has to guard a gangster's widow on a tense train ride.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-03
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Black Tuesday
1954-12-31
Black Tuesday
Overview: Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning – a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. Taking several hostages along, they try to get their hands on the loot from Manning’s robbery to finance their escape from the country.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-12-31
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Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-09
Singin' in the Rain
Overview: In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-09
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951-04-12
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Overview: As novice detectives, Bud and Lou come face to face with the Invisible Man.
Genres: Comedy Crime Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-04-12
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Below the Deadline
1946-08-03
Below the Deadline
Overview: A veteran, Joe Hilton, returns from the war to find that his brother Jeffrey Hilton, a gangster, has been killed. His quest for revenge leads him to take over his brother's illegal operations but his sweetheart, Lynn Turner, persuades him to change his ways and return to the straight and narrow.
Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-08-03
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City of Shadows
1955-06-02
City of Shadows
Overview: After several years of supporting parts, Victor McLaglen once more landed a leading role in Republic's City of Shadows. McLaglen plays Big Tim Channing, an ageing but powerful gangster who raises young newsboy Dan Mason as his own son. Upon reaching adulthood, Mason (John Baer) becomes a law student, with the covert (and illegal) help of Channing. Despite his checkered past, Mason opts for honesty when he falls in love with Fern Fellows (Kathleen Crowley). This decision ultimately spells the doom for Mason's mentor Big Tim.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-06-02
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Philo Vance's Secret Mission
1947-08-30
Philo Vance's Secret Mission
Overview: Philo Vance is hired to write a true-crime mystery... but when the facts about an unsolved crime are about to be brought out into the open a murder takes place.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-30
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Fighting Fools
1949-03-17
Fighting Fools
Overview: The boys are working at the local boxing arena where their friend, Jimmy Higgins, is boxing. During a crooked match Jimmy is killed. The boys seek out his older brother, Johnny, a former boxer who gave up the sport rather than go crooked, and help train him to get back in the ring. They try to get him a shot at the title, and when they do the same crooked gangsters that were behind Jimmy's death try to get Johnny to take a dive.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-17
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Monkey Business
1952-09-03
Monkey Business
Overview: Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-09-03
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South of St. Louis
1949-03-06
South of St. Louis
Overview: With the advent of the American Civil War, three partners in a ranch see how this is destroyed. Needing money, will join the Confederate troops, each for their particular motivations.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-06
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Here Come the Marines
1952-06-29
Here Come the Marines
Overview: After Slip is drafted into the Marines, the rest of the gang volunteers so they can be with him. Sach discovers that the colonel knew his father and he is promoted. During a drill that he is putting the rest of the gang through, they find a soldier left for dead on the side of the road. Slip discovers a playing card next to the marine and traces it to Jolly Joe Johnson's gambling house. They suspect that the gambling house is cheating and set out to uncover the proof.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-29
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The Amazing Mr. Nordill
1947-08-30
The Amazing Mr. Nordill
Overview: This John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short takes a look at the gentlemanly life and masterful counterfeiting exploits of Everett Nordill, one of the cleverest counterfeiters who ever baffled the agents of the U.S. Treasury department.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-08-30
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Till the Clouds Roll By
1946-12-05
Till the Clouds Roll By
Overview: Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-12-05
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Ten Wanted Men
1955-02-01
Ten Wanted Men
Overview: When his ward seeks protection with rival cattleman John Stewart, embittered, jealous rancher Wick Campbell hires ten outlaws to help him seize power in the territory.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-02-01
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Let's Go Collegiate
1941-09-12
Let's Go Collegiate
Overview: Rawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing team it's ever had. Unfortunately, he gets drafted into the army before he's able to join the team. Two of the team's members get the bright idea of passing off a burly truck driver as the "athlete". Complications ensue.
Genres: Comedy Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-12
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Mississippi Rhythm
1949-05-28
Mississippi Rhythm
Overview: On board a riverboat bound for Creek City, singer Jimmie Davis, who is going to become half-owner of a land development company willed to him by his uncle, shares a cabin with traveling salesman Dixie Dalrymple. After Dixie invites Jimmie to perform in a concert he is putting on for the other passengers, Jimmie is persuaded to participate in a crooked card game run by Judge Homer Kenworthy and his associates. However, with Dixie's intervention, Jimmie wins handsomely, then accuses the gamblers of trying to cheat him.
Genres: Western Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-05-28
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I'll Sell My Life
1941-09-12
I'll Sell My Life
Overview: A woman hoping to raise cash to pay for an operation to restore her blind brother's eyesight finds herself implicated in a nightclub murder.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-09-12
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Shed No Tears
1948-06-09
Shed No Tears
Overview: A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-09
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957-12-15
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Overview: Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-15
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Dreamboat
1952-07-26
Dreamboat
Overview: Thornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action hero - is disturbed, feeling his privacy has been violated, and his professional credibility as a scholar jeopardized, when he learns his old movies have been resurrected and are being aired on TV. He sets out to demand this cease. However, his former co-star is the hostess of the TV show playing the films, and she has other plans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-07-26
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The Bad and the Beautiful
1952-12-25
The Bad and the Beautiful
Overview: Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-12-25
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They Won't Believe Me
1947-07-16
They Won't Believe Me
Overview: On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-07-16
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Showdown at Boot Hill
1958-05-01
Showdown at Boot Hill
Overview: Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill him. To collect his reward he needs a statement identifying him. But the man was well liked in town and no one will sign such a statement. When he outdraws another man who thought he was faster, some townsmen decide he should be killed and they organize a mob to go after him.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-05-01
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All the King's Men
1949-11-16
All the King's Men
Overview: A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-16
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An American in Paris
1951-09-26
An American in Paris
Overview: Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-26
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The Return of Jesse James
1950-08-01
The Return of Jesse James
Overview: Frank James resents and tries to stop a ruthless drifter who has adopted the name of his dead brother in order to duplicate his crimes.
Genres: Drama Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-08-01
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Laddie
1940-01-18
Laddie
Overview: Handsome Laddie Stanton courts neighbor Pamela Pryor, meeting opposition from her stern military father, recently immigrated from England.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-01-18
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The Big Heat
1953-10-14
The Big Heat
Overview: After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-10-14
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The Pirate
1948-06-11
The Pirate
Overview: A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
Genres: Music Romance Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-06-11
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It's Always Fair Weather
1955-08-30
It's Always Fair Weather
Overview: Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-08-30
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The Three Musketeers
1948-10-20
The Three Musketeers
Overview: Athletic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic adventure about the king's musketeers and their mission to protect France.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-10-20
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In Room 303
1947-04-25
In Room 303
Overview: Leon needs to make a business deal with Mr. Marshall but can't unless his son and Marshall's daughter straighten out their romantic problems. Leon, probably based on his own past history and the assumption that an apple never falls far from the tree, suspects that his son is playing around with the girl in room 303. His investigation reveals that his son isn't, but the girl's boy friend thinks Leon is.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-04-25
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Bagdad
1949-11-23
Bagdad
Overview: An Arab sheik's daughter (Maureen O'Hara) avenges his death, blamed on Hassan (Paul Christian) and his Black Riders.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-23
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Four Mothers
1941-01-04
Four Mothers
Overview: Four married sisters face motherhood, financial, marital and family issues together.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-04
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Something to Live For
1952-03-07
Something to Live For
Overview: Advertising executive Alan Miller, a recovered alcoholic who now does interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous, is called to help Broadway actress Jenny Carey whose developing career is threatened by an increasing dependence on alcohol. Alan's growing interest in Jenny strains his marriage to Edna, with whom he has two children.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-07
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Silver Queen
1942-11-14
Silver Queen
Overview: A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
Genres: Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-11-14
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Run for the Hills
1953-06-01
Run for the Hills
Overview: Fearing nuclear war, an insurance man moves to a cave with his wife and family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-06-01
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Sky Dragon
1949-04-27
Sky Dragon
Overview: All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-27
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You're Out of Luck
1941-01-20
You're Out of Luck
Overview: An elevator operator and a janitor team up to solve two murders that may be connected to an illegal gambling operation. Monogram.
Genres: Mystery Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-01-20
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The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
The Reformer and the Redhead
Overview: A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-05
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Tear Gas Squad
1940-05-04
Tear Gas Squad
Overview: A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-05-04
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Deadline - U.S.A.
1952-03-14
Deadline - U.S.A.
Overview: With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-14
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Bride for Sale
1949-11-12
Bride for Sale
Overview: Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-12
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Love Is Better Than Ever
1952-02-23
Love Is Better Than Ever
Overview: The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Thus she plans a trap for him...
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-02-23
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Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
Father of the Bride
Overview: Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-18
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Homicide
1949-04-02
Homicide
Overview: Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the case is closed after the only witness is found dead. Will Michael be able to fathom the mystery?
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-04-02
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Father of the Bride
1950-05-18
Father of the Bride
Overview: Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she announces her engagement through to the wedding itself, we learn of all the surprises and disasters along the way.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-18
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The Brasher Doubloon
1947-02-06
The Brasher Doubloon
Overview: Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that belonged in her deceased husband's collection. Marlowe begins investigating, but quickly finds himself entangled in a series of unexplained murders.
Genres: Mystery Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-06
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Bachelor Flat
1961-12-07
Bachelor Flat
Overview: Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female students and is engaged to Helen Bushmill. While Helen goes on vacation, Bruce decides to stay at her apartment but is surprised by the arrival of Libby, Helen's 17-year-old daughter. Having never been told by Helen of this daughter, Bruce assumes she's another student. During her stay, Libby is noticed by an amorous neighbor, Mike.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-07
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Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
1937-08-11
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
Overview: A country bumpkin becomes a singing sensation on the radio.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1937-08-11
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Mr. Soft Touch
1949-07-28
Mr. Soft Touch
Overview: When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WWII hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-28
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Kid Monk Baroni
1952-05-01
Kid Monk Baroni
Overview: Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-05-01
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Disneyland '59
1959-06-15
Disneyland '59
Overview: Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage, a project so massive that it was called "The Second Opening of Disneyland". Highlights include a mammoth, star-studded parade and the official launching of the Disneyland submarines by U.S. Navy officers. Among the guests are then-Vice-President Richard Nixon and family, Clint Eastwood, and Meredith Willson, who leads the Disneyland band in his own "76 Trombones." Sponsored by Kodak, the commercial spokespersons include Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-06-15
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Borrowed Blonde
1947-03-07
Borrowed Blonde
Overview: Leon's boss and his wife aren't getting along together, so Leon asks them to visit his home and observe how he and Mrs. Errol manage to keep the old knot tied. Before the couple arrives, Leon manages to get into a situation with a pretty, blonde neighbor, which leaves him having to introduce her as his wife when they do arrive. Neither Leon's wife, when she comes home, nor the neighbor's husband are too pleased with this arrangement.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-03-07
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