The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- W.S. Van DykeDirector
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Hugh MillsScreenplay
- Ernest VajdaScreenplay
Cast
- Jean HarlowCrystal Wetherby
- Robert TaylorRaymond Dabney
- Reginald OwenClaude Dabney
- Una O'ConnorClara
- Henrietta CrosmanMrs. Cosgrove Dabney
- E. E. CliveCosgrove Dabney
- Cora WitherspoonMrs. Burns
- Marla SheltonCatherine Burns
- Forrester HarveyHerbert Jenkins
- Lionel BrahamLord Carstairs
- Barnett ParkerArthur Trevelyan
- Jimmy AubreyThird English Cabby (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
widowscrewball comedy