

She Asked for It
1937 · Movie · 1h 9m · NR
MysteryComedyCrimeAdventure
"Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!"
Overview
Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.
Ratings
IMDb
6/10
Key crew
- Erle C. KentonDirector
- Frederick J. JacksonScreenplay
- Theodore ReevesScreenplay
Cast
- William GarganDwight Stanford
- Orien HeywardPenelope Stanford
- Vivienne OsborneCeila Stettin
- Richard CarleTed Hoyt
- Roland DrewRandolph Stettin
- Harry BeresfordMr. Switch, the Lawyer
- Alan BirminghamConrad Norris
- Harry FleischmannJenkins
- Tully MarshallOld Man Stettin
- Miki MoritaKaito
- Nora CecilElderly lady (uncredited)
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