Meet the Missus (1937 film)
| Meet the Missus | |
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RKO Radio Pictures | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Meet the Missus is a 1937 American domestic
RKO Radio Pictures, and was initially released on June 4, 1937.[3] The film stars Victor Moore and Helen Broderick (in the fifth of their six 1936–38 films) as well as Anne Shirley.[4]
Plot
Mrs. Foster loves to enter contests which she never wins. Mr. Foster is exasperated with his wife. The Happy Noodle Company is looking for Mrs. America and Emma Foster becomes a finalist. The couple go to Atlantic City for the finals. Emma never had time to do homemaker chores and during the contest she has to get her husband Otis to do the work. Other husbands were likewise frustrated with the contest and their wives. The wives went full force to out do the other finalists.
Cast
- Victor Moore as Otis Foster - Husband
- Helen Broderick as Emma Foster - Wife
- Anne Shirley as Louise Foster - Daughter
- Alan Bruce as Steve Walton
- Edward H. Robins as Gordon H. Cutting
- William Brisbane as Prentiss
- Frank M. Thomas as Barney Lott
- Ray Mayer as John White
- Ada Leonard as Princess Zarina - Stripper
- George Irving as District Attorney
- Alec Craig as College President
- Willie Best as Mose - Shoe Shine Boy
- Virginia Sale as Mrs. Moseby - Emma's Maid
- Jack Norton as Mr. Norton aka Mr. Cotton Belt
References
- ^ "Meet the Missus: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ Herzog, "Buck". "The New Films; 'Another Dawn' and 'Meet the Missus' at Warner; 'Circus Girl' at Riverside" (Milwaukee Sentinel, June 26, 1937)
- ^ press kit containing reproductions of posts and lobby cards for Meet the Missus
- ^ "MEET THE MISSUS-1930'S-LOBBY CARD-FN-COMEDY-VICTOR MOORE-HELEN BRODERICK FN - eBay". eBay.
External links
- Meet the Missus at IMDb
- Meet the Missus at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Meet the Missus at the TCM Movie Database
- Meet the Missus at AllMovie
- Meet the Missus at TV Guide (1987 write-up was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide)
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