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He Couldn't Say No (1938) | Cinemoood

He Couldn't Say No

CrimeAdventureComedy

He Couldn't Say No

HE GAMBLED ON LIFE...and won first prize in a love sweepstakes

6.5TMDB193857m

TMDB6.5/10 · 4 votes

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TMDB6.5/10 · 4 votes

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Overview

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

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Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Lambert T. Hunkins

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Violet Coney

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Coney

Diana Lewis

Diana Lewis

Iris Mabby

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Senator Mabby

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Musgrave

William Haade

William Haade

Slug

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Dimples

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Hymie Atlas

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Man-On-The-Street Reporter

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Auctioneer

Rita Gould

Rita Gould

Julia Becker, the Sculptor

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Ambulance Driver

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Mike, the Linoleum Truck Driver

Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

$2 Bidder

Crew

Lewis Seiler

Lewis Seiler

Director

Joseph Schrank

Joseph Schrank

Screenplay

Ben Grauman Kohn

Ben Grauman Kohn

Screenplay

Robertson White

Robertson White

Screenplay

Norman Matson

Norman Matson

Story

Bryan Foy

Bryan Foy

Producer

Frank DeWar

Frank DeWar

Editor

Howard Shoup

Howard Shoup

Costume Design

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Details

Director: Lewis Seiler
Released: 1938
Runtime: 57m
Genres: Crime, Adventure, Comedy
Scores: TMDB6.5/10 · 4 votes