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Big Hearted Herbert (1934)

1934-10-03 · 1h 0m · EN
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The hit that kept Broadway laughing for one solid year!

After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.

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William KeighleyDirector

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Aline MacMahonAline MacMahonElizabeth KalnessGuy KibbeeGuy KibbeeHerbert KalnessPatricia EllisPatricia EllisAlice KalnessHelen LowellHelen LowellMarthaPhillip ReedPhillip ReedAndrew GoodrichRobert BarratRobert BarratJimHenry O'NeillHenry O'NeillGoodrich Sr.Marjorie GatesonMarjorie GatesonAmy GodrichNella WalkerNella WalkerMrs. GoodrichJunior DurkinJunior DurkinJunior KainessJay WardJay WardRobert KainessClaudia ColemanClaudia ColemanMrs. Havens

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UncleBased on play or musicalControl freakCrankSelf made man

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityUncle · Based On Play Or Musical · Control FreakDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference287978Actor preference223478 · 276459 · 266328

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After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.

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Big Hearted Herbert has a runtime of 60 minutes.

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