To Beat the Band

To Beat the Band

70 mins | Comedy, Music | Nov. 23, 1935

An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.

To Beat the Band

70 mins | Comedy, Music | Nov. 23, 1935

To Beat the Band
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title To Beat the Band
Directors Kenneth Holmes, Benjamin Stoloff
Writers George Marion Jr., Rian James

Cast

Hugh Herbert

as Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist

Helen Broderick

as Mrs. Freeda McCrary

Roger Pryor

as Larry Barry

Fred Keating

as Fred Carson

Eric Blore

as Hawkins

Phyllis Brooks

as Rowena

Evelyn Poe

as Barbara Shelby

Johnny Mercer

as Member of the Band

Ray Mayer

as McCrory

Joy Hodges

as Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader

Lynne Carver

as Minor Role

Willie Best

as Elevator Operator

Monte Collins

as The Coroner

Ronald Graham

as Singer

Harry Holman

as Chubby Diner

Mike Lally

as Nightclub Patron

Sonny Lamont

as Tap Dancer

Perc Launders

as Musician

Torben Meyer

as Headwaiter

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter

Larry Steers

as Man Knocked Down in Nightclub