She Asked for It
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.
Cast
William GarganDwight Stanford
Orien HeywardPenelope Stanford
Vivienne OsborneCeila Stettin
Richard CarleTed Hoyt
Roland DrewRandolph Stettin
Harry BeresfordMr. Switch, the Lawyer
Alan BirminghamConrad NorrisHarry FleischmannJenkins
Tully MarshallOld Man Stettin
Miki MoritaKaito
Nora CecilElderly lady (uncredited)Crew
DirectorErle C. Kenton
Details
Release DateSeptember 17, 1937
LanguagesEnglish
StudiosB.P. Schulberg Productions, Paramount Pictures
