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Don’t Tell the Wife (1937) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1937 · 62 mins · English
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Directed by
Christy Cabanne
Starring
Una Merkel, Guy Kibbee, Lucille Ball, Hattie McDaniel, George Irving, Thurston Hall

After his release, con man Thurston Hall assembles his usual crew and naïve Guy Kibbee to market a fraudulent gold‑mine stock in New Mexico. Their scheme spirals out of control as the shares inexplicably soar, pulling the hapless partners into a web of comedy and chaos.

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