Don’t Tell the Wife (1937): Cast
Don’t Tell the Wife is a 1937 comedy directed by Christy Cabanne, starring Thurston Hall as Major Manning, Guy Kibbee and George Irving. It runs 1 hour 2 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 2m (62 min)
- Director
- Christy Cabanne
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Don’t Tell the Wife About?
The premise of Don’t Tell the Wife without spoilers.
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.
Don’t Tell the Wife Themes & Keywords
· 22 tags- banker
- investment
- new york
- swindle
- milquetoast
- united states of america
- artist
- wealth
- bank
- gold
- con artist
- criminal rehabilitation
+10 more Show fewer
- stock salesmen
- editor
- police inspector
- postal fraud
- ex convict
- new york city
- stock market
- new mexico
- stockbroker
- based on play
Don’t Tell the Wife Cast & Characters
Thurston Hall leads the cast as Major Manning, with Guy Kibbee as Malcom "Dinky" Winthrop and George Irving as Warden. Directed by Christy Cabanne; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Christy Cabanne
- Thurston Hall as Major Manning
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Guy Kibbee as Malcom "Dinky" Winthrop -
George Irving as Warden -
Lucille Ball as Annie Howell
Also Starring in Don’t Tell the Wife
· 9 more- Una Merkel Nancy Dorsey
- Hattie McDaniel Mamie (uncredited)
- Harry Tyler Mike Callahan
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Lazarus "Cupid" Dougal
- William Demarest Larry 'Horace' Tucker
- Frank M. Thomas Insperator Mallory
- Si Jenks Sam Taylor
- Bradley Page Salesman Hagar
- Lynne Overman Steve Dorsey
More from Christy Cabanne
More films directed by Christy Cabanne: Scared to Death, Sensation Hunters, The Man Who Walked Alone and The Mummy’s Hand.
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Movies Like Don’t Tell the Wife
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Don’t Tell Your Wife About It, You Can’t Fool Your Wife and You’re Telling Me!.
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Don’t Tell Your Wife About It 1937 -
You Can’t Fool Your Wife 1940 -
You’re Telling Me! 1934 -
Day-time Wife 1939 -
So You Never Tell a Lie 1952 -
Her Husband’s Affairs 1947 -
That’s My Wife 1929 -
Calling All Husbands 1940 -
My Wife’s Relations 1922 -
Bedtime Story 1941 -
His Wife’s Mistakes 1916 -
Wives and Lovers 1963
Don’t Tell the Wife FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Don’t Tell the Wife, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Don’t Tell the Wife?
Don’t Tell the Wife runs 1 hour 2 minutes (62 minutes).
When was Don’t Tell the Wife released?
Don’t Tell the Wife was released on March 5, 1937.
Who directed Don’t Tell the Wife?
Don’t Tell the Wife was directed by Christy Cabanne.
More films by Christy Cabanne Who is in the cast of Don’t Tell the Wife?
Don’t Tell the Wife stars Thurston Hall as Major Manning, Guy Kibbee as Malcom "Dinky" Winthrop and George Irving as Warden, among 13 credited actors.
Does Don’t Tell the Wife have a post-credit scene?
No. Don’t Tell the Wife has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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