To Beat the Band
November 23, 1935•1h 10m•★ 10.0
MusicComedy
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.
Director
Benjamin StoloffWriters
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
Monte Collins
The Coroner
Ronald Graham
Singer
Harry Holman
Chubby Diner
Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron
Sonny Lamont
Tap Dancer
?
Perc Launders
Musician
Torben Meyer
Headwaiter
William H. O'Brien
Waiter