''Week Ends Only'' is a 1932 American

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directed by

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and starring Joan Bennett, Ben Lyon and John Halliday. It was made by

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. The screenplay was written by William M. Conselman and

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, based on novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1933: ''Week Ends Only''
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Plot

Cast

* Joan Bennett as Venetia Carr * Ben Lyon as Jack Williams * John Halliday as Arthur Ladden * Halliwell Hobbes as Martin * Walter Byron as Jimmy Brigg * Henry Armetta as Washroom Attendant * John Arledge as Ted Lane

References

External links

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