To Beat the Band
Music
Comedy
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.
1935-11-23
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Cast
Hugh Herbert as Hugo Twist / 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
Joy Hodges as Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader
Lynne Carver as Minor Role
Willie Best as Elevator Operator
Monte Collins as The Coroner
Ronald Graham as Singer
Harry Holman as Chubby Diner
Mike Lally as Nightclub Patron
Sonny Lamont as Tap Dancer
Torben Meyer as Headwaiter
William H. O'Brien as Waiter
Larry Steers as Man Knocked Down in Nightclub