Movie
She Asked for It (1937)
Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!
Mystery · Comedy · Crime · Adventure
Story
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.
Director: Erle C. Kenton Starring: William Gargan, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle
She Asked for It Cast
- William Gargan as Dwight Stanford
- Orien Heyward as Penelope Stanford
- Vivienne Osborne as Ceila Stettin
- Richard Carle as Ted Hoyt
- Roland Drew as Randolph Stettin
- Harry Beresford as Mr. Switch, the Lawyer
- Alan Birmingham as Conrad Norris
- Harry Fleischmann as Jenkins
- Tully Marshall as Old Man Stettin
- Miki Morita as Kaito
- Nora Cecil as Elderly lady (uncredited)