She Asked For It (1937) DVD-R
Starring William Gargan, Orien Hayward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle,
Roland Drew
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Print: black/white
Runtime: 69 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B
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. After 15 novels, Dwight refuses to write
another line, defies his wife and his agent, and goes on a fishing trip.
Penny is so upset that she goes to Reno for a divorce. On the way back
from Reno with another divorcée, Celia Stettin, Penny reads in the papers
that the great Steven Knight has returned from Africa. Photographs show
that "Knight" is really Dwight, who has conceived the idea of posing as
him in order to go into the detective business to get new story ideas.
Celia, already enamored with the fictional detective, goes to Dwight to
find out who is sending threatening letters to her brother, Randolph. She
takes him to her home to investigate, where Penny, is also staying.
Dwight has a good time playing Celia against Penny, who is already sorry
for her hasty actions in Reno. Randolph's rich uncle dies from a fall from a
balcony, and Dwight suspects foul play. His investigation uncovers a
gang of "accident specialists" who kill wealthy old people and split the
inheritance with the heirs. After three attempts on his life, Dwight finally
tricks a confession from Conrad, Randolph and Lawyer Switch, who were
responsible for his uncle's death and old man Settin. He and Penny
reconcile as he prepares to hire three more beautiful secretaries to put
Steven Knight back on paper.
Starring William Gargan, Orien Hayward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle,
Roland Drew
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Print: black/white
Runtime: 69 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B
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. After 15 novels, Dwight refuses to write
another line, defies his wife and his agent, and goes on a fishing trip.
Penny is so upset that she goes to Reno for a divorce. On the way back
from Reno with another divorcée, Celia Stettin, Penny reads in the papers
that the great Steven Knight has returned from Africa. Photographs show
that "Knight" is really Dwight, who has conceived the idea of posing as
him in order to go into the detective business to get new story ideas.
Celia, already enamored with the fictional detective, goes to Dwight to
find out who is sending threatening letters to her brother, Randolph. She
takes him to her home to investigate, where Penny, is also staying.
Dwight has a good time playing Celia against Penny, who is already sorry
for her hasty actions in Reno. Randolph's rich uncle dies from a fall from a
balcony, and Dwight suspects foul play. His investigation uncovers a
gang of "accident specialists" who kill wealthy old people and split the
inheritance with the heirs. After three attempts on his life, Dwight finally
tricks a confession from Conrad, Randolph and Lawyer Switch, who were
responsible for his uncle's death and old man Settin. He and Penny
reconcile as he prepares to hire three more beautiful secretaries to put
Steven Knight back on paper.
| Product Name | She Asked For It (1937) DVD-R |
|---|---|
| This item is returnable | No |
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