She Asked for It
“Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!”
1937•NR•1h 9m•8.0•Released
MysteryComedyCrimeAdventure
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
Writer
Theodore Reeves, Frederick J. Jackson
Languages
English
Studio
B.P. Schulberg Productions
Cast
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)
Production
Company
B.P. Schulberg Productions
Company
Paramount Pictures
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