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The Headleys at Home

The Headleys at Home

Genres

Comedy

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In this domestic comedy, a social climbing wife inadvertently creates trouble when she insists that her husband invite a renowned financier, who is new in town, to their house for dinner. Her husband doesn't know the man, and is too intimidated to ask him; instead, he hires an actor to play him.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

69 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

01 November 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable

Pamela Headley

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Ernest Headley

Robert Whitney

Robert Whitney

Bide Murphy

Betty Roadman

Betty Roadman

Louisa Headley

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Vince Bergson

Benny Rubin

Benny Rubin

Dr. McLevy

Alicia Adams

Alicia Adams

Alicia Headley

Louise Beavers

Louise Beavers

Hyacinth

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Smooth Adair

Edward Earle

Edward Earle

Van Wyck Schuyler

Jack Hatfield

Jack Hatfield

Rowland Perkins

Ethel Clark

Ethel Clark

Mrs. Brown

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