Her Master's Voice
Appearance
Her Master's Voice | |
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Directed by | Joseph Santley |
Written by | Dore Schary Harry Sauber |
Based on | Her Master's Voice by Clare Kummer |
Produced by | Walter Wanger |
Starring | Edward Everett Horton Peggy Conklin Laura Hope Crews |
Cinematography | James Van Trees |
Edited by | Robert Simpson |
Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | Walter Wanger Productions |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | January 17, 1936 |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $161,829[1] |
Box office | $214,464[1] |
Her Master's Voice is a 1936 film directed by Joseph Santley and based on the 1933 play Her Master's Voice by Clare Kummer.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Toluboff.
Plot
A wealthy woman moves her niece to her estate and away from her niece's jobless husband, who the aunt believes is a worthless bum. Through a misunderstanding, the husband is hired to work at the estate and complications ensue.
Reception
The film was not a financial success and recorded a loss of $2,300.[1]
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Ned Farrar
- Peggy Conklin as Queena Farrar
- Laura Hope Crews as Aunt Minnie Stickney
- Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Ellie Martin
- Grant Mitchell as Horace J. Twilling
- Charles Coleman as Craddock
- Ruth Warren as Phoebe
- Dick Elliott as Police Captain
- Robert Homans as Stationmaster
- Fred Santley as Motorcycle Cop
References
- ^ a b c Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p436
- ^ "Her Master's Voice". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08.
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