To Beat the Band (1935)

10.0/10 • 70 min • Music Comedy

Overview

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.

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

Joy Hodges

Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader

Lynne Carver

Minor Role

Willie Best

Elevator Operator

Monte Collins

The Coroner

Ronald Graham

Singer

Harry Holman

Chubby Diner

Mike Lally

Nightclub Patron

Sonny Lamont

Tap Dancer

Torben Meyer

Headwaiter

William H. O'Brien

Waiter

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