Film

She Asked for It

1937 · 1h 9m · Mystery · Comedy · Crime

Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!

IMDb

6.0

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.

William Gargan

Dwight Stanford

Orien Heyward

Penelope Stanford

Vivienne Osborne

Ceila Stettin

Richard Carle

Ted Hoyt

Roland Drew

Randolph Stettin

Harry Beresford

Mr. Switch, the Lawyer

Alan Birmingham

Conrad Norris

Harry Fleischmann

Jenkins

Tully Marshall

Old Man Stettin

Miki Morita

Kaito

Nora Cecil

Elderly lady (uncredited)

• Erle C. KentonDirector
• Frederick J. JacksonScreenplay
• Theodore ReevesScreenplay

Release date

September 17, 1937

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 9m

Rated

NR

Genres

Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

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