''Calling All Husbands'' is a 1940 American
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Noel M. Smith and written by
Robert E. Kent and based on
Martin Flavin's 1929 play "Broken Dishes". The film stars
George Tobias,
Lucile Fairbanks,
Ernest Truex,
George Reeves,
Florence Bates and
Charles Halton. The film was released by
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...
on September 7, 1940.
Plot
Cast
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George Tobias as Oscar Armstrong
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Lucile Fairbanks as Bette Trippe
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Ernest Truex as Homer Trippe
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George Reeves as Dan Williams
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Florence Bates as Emmie Trippe
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Charles Halton as Hadley Weaver
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Virginia Sale as Mabel Parker
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John Alexander as Sheriff Ben Bar
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Clem Bevans as Judge Todd
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Sam McDaniel
Samuel Rufus McDaniel (January 28, 1886September 24, 1962)Tanner, Beccy (November 7, 1991)"McDaniel Opened Doors; 'Gone With the Wind' Was Actress' Most Famous Film" ''The Wichita Eagle''. Retrieved January 3, 2021. was an American actor who ap ...
as Nappy
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Elliott Sullivan as Chunky
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1940 films
Warner Bros. films
American comedy films
1940 comedy films
Films directed by Noel M. Smith
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
English-language comedy films
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