The Scoundrel (1935)
Overview
A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.127 |
Directed By
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Crew
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Lee Garmes
Charles MacArthur
Walter E. Keller
Arthur Rosson
Ben Hecht
Arthur Ellis
Harold Godsoe
Frank Tours
Albert Johnson
Joseph I. Kane
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
TOP CAST
Noël Coward
Anthony Mallare
Julie Haydon
Cora Moore
Stanley Ridges
Paul Decker
Martha Sleeper
Julia Vivian
Ernest Cossart
Jimmy Clay
Alexander Woollcott
Vanderveer Veyden
Everley Gregg
Mildred Langwiter
Rosita Moreno
Carlotta
Eduardo Ciannelli
Maurice Stern
Richard Bond
Howard Gillette
Helen Strickland
Mrs. Rolinson
Lionel Stander
Rothenstien
Frank Conlan
Massey
O.Z. Whitehead
Calhoun
Raymond Bramley
Felix Abrams
Harry Davenport
Slezack
Hope Williams
Maggie
William Ricciardi
Luigi
Uhei Hasegawa
Yoshiwara
Carl Schmidt
Zither Player
Isabelle Foster
Scrub Woman
Madame Shushkina
Fortune Teller
Ben Hecht
Flop House Bum
Charles MacArthur
Flop House Bum
Burgess Meredith
Flop House Bum
Florence Robinson
Scrub Woman
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