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Director Erle C. Kenton

Writer Frederick J. Jackson (Screenplay), Theodore Reeves (Screenplay)

Release Date September 17, 1937

Runtime 69 min (1h 9m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios B.P. Schulberg Productions • Paramount Pictures

She Asked for It (1937)

Name: She Asked for It
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Released: 1937-09-17
Rating: 4.0

Directed by Erle C. Kenton

• Written by Frederick J. Jackson , Theodore Reeves

"Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!"

⭐ 4.0 / 5 (2 votes) ⏱️ 69 min 🎬 Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

Ratings Breakdown:

2 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.