To Beat the Band (1935)

Name: To Beat the Band
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Released: 1935-11-23
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Hugh Herbert, Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor, Fred Keating

70 min★ 6.4 · 86 votes

Comedy
Musical

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.

Release date: November 23, 1935
Country of origin: United States

Cast

Hugh Herbert as Hugo Twist
Hugh Herbert as Elizabeth Twist
Helen Broderick as Mrs. Freeda McCrary
Roger Pryor as Larry Barry
Fred Keating as Fred Carson
Eric Blore as Hawkins
Phyllis Brooks as Rowena
Evelyn Poe as Barbara Shelby
Johnny Mercer as Member of the Band
Ray Mayer as McCrory
Joy Hodges as Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader

Crew

Benjamin Stoloff · Director
Rian James · Writer
George Marion Jr. · Writer
Nicholas Musuraca · Cinematographer
George Crone · Editor