''Saleslady'' is a 1938 American romantic

comedy drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau In linguistics, a blend—also known as a blend word, lexical blend, or portmanteau—is a word formed by combining the meanings, and parts of the sounds, of two or more words together.

directed by

Arthur Greville Collins Arthur Greville Collins (September 5, 1896 – September 1, 1980) was a British-born film director. Career Collins was born in London, and began directing for the stage, including productions of ''Fata Morgana'', ''No Man's Land'', and ''Tarnish ...

and starring

Anne Nagel Anne Nagel (born Anna Marie Dolan; September 29, 1915 – July 6, 1966) was an American actress. She played in adventures, mysteries, and comedies for 25 years. She also appeared in television series in the 1950s. One book described her as "one ...

, Weldon Heyburn and Harry Davenport.Fetrow p.567 Based on the story ''Nothing Down'' by Kubec Glasmon, it was produced and distributed by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

Plot

Heiress Mary wants to enjoy life on her own merits and moves away from her wealthy grandfather. She gets a job in a department store and meets and falls in love with colleague Bob Spencer. When, after their marriage, they are struggling financially she is tempted to go to her grandfather for help.

Cast

as Mary Dakin Spencer * Weldon Heyburn as Bob Spencer * Harry Davenport as Miles Cannon *

Kenneth Harlan Kenneth Daniel Harlan (July 26, 1895 – March 6, 1967) was a popular American actor during the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer roles. His career extended into the sound film era, but during that span he rarely c ...

as Bigelow *

Harry Hayden Harry Hayden (8 November 1882 – 24 July 1955) was a Canadian-American actor. He was a highly prolific actor, with more than 280 screen credits. Career Born in Canada in 1882, Hayden was slight, greying at the temples and wore glasses, an ...

as Steele * Ruth Fallows as Lillian 'Lil' Clark *

John St. Polis John M. St. Polis (born John Marie Sainpolis; November 24, 1873 – October 8, 1946) was an American actor. Biography St. Polis was born John Marie Sainpolis in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Jean Marie Sainpolis and Marie Catherine Bor ...

as Crane *

Matty Kemp Matty Kemp (September 10, 1907 – December 12, 1999) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1926 and 1943. After retiring from acting, Kemp produced many musical short films. In 1954, he contributed the story ...

as Wheeler *

Doris Rankin Doris Marie Rankin (August 24, 1887 – March 18, 1947) was an American stage and film actress. Biography Born in New York City, Rankin was the daughter of actor McKee Rankin and Mabel Bert. She was married to actor Lionel Barrymore from 1 ...

as The Matron *

Don 'Red' Barry Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a village and hill station in Dang district, Gu ...

as Babcock * Herbert Evans as The Butler

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. . ''Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1992. * Katchmer, George A. ''Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known''. McFarland, 1991.

External links

* 1938 films 1938 comedy films 1930s English-language films American comedy films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Arthur Greville Collins American black-and-white films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub