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Don't Tell the Wife
“HIS GOLD MINE STOCK WENT SKY HIGH- By Mistake!”
6.0 / 10• 1937• 1h 2m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
After being released from prison, con man Thurston Hall gathers his gang of cronies--along with innocent chump Guy Kibbee--to help him sell worthless stock in a New Mexico gold mine.
Cast & Crew
Guy Kibbee
Malcom "Dinky" Winthrop
Lead
Una Merkel
Nancy Dorsey
Lynne Overman
Steve Dorsey
Thurston Hall
Major Manning
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
Frank M. Thomas
Insperator Mallory
William Demarest
Larry 'Horace' Tucker
Lucille Ball
Annie Howell
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christy Cabanne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Don't Tell the Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
