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Yours for the Asking
Yours for the Asking

Yours for the Asking

That ace of lovers meets the queen of diamonds...and queen takes ace in this game of love!

Genres

RomanceComedy

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Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

23 July 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

George Raft

George Raft

Johnny Lamb

Dolores Costello

Dolores Costello

Lucille Sutton

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Gert Malloy

Reginald Owen

Reginald Owen

Dictionary McKinney

James Gleason

James Gleason

Saratoga

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

Bicarbonate

Lynne Overman

Lynne Overman

Honeysuckle

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Perry Barnes

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Mr. Crenshaw

Robert Gleckler

Robert Gleckler

Slick Doran

Richard Powell

Richard Powell

Benedict

George Green

George Green

Dealer

Dave Harris

Dave Harris

Dealer

Bud Herbert

Bud Herbert

Man

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

Sunbather

Betty Blythe

Betty Blythe

May

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Sunbather

Rosemary Theby

Rosemary Theby

Woman

Eddie Becker

Eddie Becker

Dealer

Connie Emerald

Connie Emerald

Woman

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