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He Couldn't Say No (1938)

1938-03-19 · 57m · EN
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HE GAMBLED ON LIFE...and won first prize in a love sweepstakes

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

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Lewis SeilerDirector

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Frank McHughFrank McHughLambert T. HunkinsJane WymanJane WymanViolet ConeyCora WitherspoonCora WitherspoonMrs. ConeyDiana LewisDiana LewisIris MabbyBerton ChurchillBerton ChurchillSenator MabbyChester CluteChester CluteMusgraveWilliam HaadeWilliam HaadeSlugTom KennedyTom KennedyDimplesRaymond HattonRaymond HattonHymie AtlasJohn RidgelyJohn RidgelyMan-On-The-Street ReporterCliff ClarkCliff ClarkAuctioneerRita GouldRita GouldJulia Becker, the Sculptor

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SenatorClerkBad mother-in-lawRaise

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Crime · AdventureTheme affinitySenator · Clerk · Bad Mother In LawDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference330239Actor preference310277 · 237492 · 197027

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What is He Couldn't Say No about?

A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

How long is He Couldn't Say No?

He Couldn't Say No has a runtime of 57 minutes.