The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.9/10. It runs a compact 1h 15m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward F. ClineDirector
- Tim WhelanScreenplay
- Ralph SpenceScreenplay
Cast
- Bert WheelerWilbur Boswell
- Robert WoolseyAddington Ganzy
- Dorothy LeeMary Marsh
- Jobyna HowlandMrs. Rebecca Marsh
- Natalie MoorheadDuchess Bessie Von Essie
- Hugh HerbertHotel House Detective
- George F. MarionRitz de la Rivera Bellboy
- William B. DavidsonFrank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
- Stanley FieldsMcKay, Blackwell Henchman
- Ralf HaroldeJohn Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie
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Themes
hotelmothergangadvertisinginsurance