Easy to Love (1934)
Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more effective and she devises a plan; having long been pursued by Eric, she apparently accedes and accompanies him to an apartment and, per her plan, enter the wrong one. There, they find Carol's best friend, Charlotte, and John hiding in a closet. The latter, showing more nerve than good sense, goes into a rage and berates Carol for her apparent philandering. The battle continues at home, where their daughter Janet informs them that because of them, she and Paul have given up on the idea of marriage, but are going away together, anyway. Carol and John trail them to a hotel and find them in twin beds, whereupon John, armed with a fire-ax, summons a justice of the peace and demands a fire-ax version of a shotgun wedding.
Director:
William Keighley
Writers:
Manuel Seff, Carl Erickson.
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Genevieve Tobin as Carol |
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Adolphe Menjou as John |
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Mary Astor as Charlotte |
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Edward Everett Horton as Eric |
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Patricia Ellis as Janet |
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Guy Kibbee as Justice Of The Peace |
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Hugh Herbert as Detective |
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Paul Kaye as Paul Smith |
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Hobart Cavanaugh as Hotel desk clerk |
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Robert Greig as Andrews |
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Harold Waldridge as Elevator Boy |
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Leila Bennett as Hotel Maid (uncredited) |
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Virginia Dabney as Girl in Elevator (uncredited) |
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Ann Hovey as Hat Check Girl (uncredited) |
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Symona Boniface as Roulette Table Player (uncredited) |
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Miki Morita as Miki - Eric's Servant (uncredited) |
| Directing | William Keighley | Director |
| Writing | Manuel Seff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Carl Erickson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thompson Buchanan | Theatre Play |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | William Clemens | Editor |
| Art | Anton Grot | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |