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Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years, but he promises to give their daughter, Joyce, a lavish wedding at his "château" in France. The fact that he doesn't have a château in France is just a minor trifle. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, of a large country estate to allow it to be used for the wedding. The wedding party arrives and Bill falls madly in love with Joyce and she with him, but a gal has gotta do what a gal has gotta do, and her intended marriage to stuffed-shirt Horace Miller stays on the books. But Steward has a change of heart and he tells one and all that he and his friends, Von Gersdorff, Lefevre, Iznamof, Clifton Summitt and Sasch, are all frauds and crooks. Horace and his family stalk out, which is just fine with Joyce as her true love, the caretaker, is waiting on the grounds.

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Frank MorganFrank MorganIngraham Steward
  • Photo of Florence RiceFlorence RiceJoyce Steward
  • Photo of John BealJohn BealCount Bill Cherau
  • Photo of Janet BeecherJanet BeecherMrs. Agatha Steward
  • Photo of Herman BingHerman BingVon Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
  • Photo of Erik RhodesErik RhodesLefevre
  • Photo of George GivotGeorge GivotIzmanov
  • Photo of E. E. CliveE. E. CliveLord Nigel Braemer
  • Photo of Tom RutherfordTom RutherfordHorace Miller
  • Photo of Cora WitherspoonCora WitherspoonMrs. Elizabeth Miller

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