Film
To Beat the Band
United States- Director
- Benjamin Stoloff
- Year
- 1935
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
Top cast
Hugh Herbert
Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist
Helen Broderick
Mrs. Freeda McCrary
Roger Pryor
Larry Barry
Fred Keating
Fred Carson
Eric Blore
Hawkins
Phyllis Brooks
Rowena
Evelyn Poe
Barbara Shelby
Johnny Mercer
Member of the Band
Ray Mayer
McCrory
Joy Hodges
Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader
Lynne Carver
Minor Role
Willie Best
Elevator Operator
Monte Collins
The Coroner
Ronald Graham
Singer
Harry Holman
Chubby Diner
Mike Lally
Nightclub Patron
Sonny Lamont
Tap Dancer
Perc Launders
Musician
Directed by
Benjamin Stoloff
Written by
George Marion Jr., Rian James