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She Had to Eat
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She Had to Eat

1937-07-02 · 74 min · ★ 5.6

Adventure · Comedy · Crime · Music · Romance

An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.

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Directors
Malcolm St. Clair
Production companies
20th Century Fox
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jack HaleyJack HaleyDanny Decker
Rochelle HudsonRochelle HudsonAnn Garrison
Arthur TreacherArthur TreacherCarter
Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteRaymond Q. Nash
Douglas FowleyDouglas FowleyDuke Stacey
John QualenJohn QualenSleepy
Maurice CassMaurice CassFingerprint Expert
Wallis ClarkWallis ClarkRalph Wilkinson - G-Man
Lelah TylerMrs. Cue
Tom KennedyTom KennedyPete
Tom DuganTom DuganRusty
Franklin PangbornFranklin PangbornMr. Phoecian-Wylie
Lynn BariLynn BariCrowd Scene Participant (uncredited)
Robert BattierGangster (uncredited)
Billy BaxterElevator Boy (uncredited)
Joseph E. BernardJoseph E. BernardRailroad Man (uncredited)
Sidney BraceySidney BraceyWaiter (uncredited)
Spencer ChartersSpencer ChartersFranklin (uncredited)
Russ ClarkEngineer (uncredited)
Hal K. DawsonHal K. DawsonMr. McIntire - Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)

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