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She Couldn't Say No

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
238
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Eve Arden and Roger Pryor in She Couldn't Say No (1940)
Wally is a lawyer with no clients so when he gets a job to buy a lake and the surrounding 1000 acres for Trans Atlantic Airlines, he jumps at the chance. But when ole man Potter puts a load of buckshot in his rear, Wally old Potter to hire Turnbull and Johnson to represent Potter in a breach of promise suit. When Wally cannot be found Banjo gets Alice to take the case- which is her first. Her fee for defendant Potter is the Lake and the 1000 acres. When Wally shows up, he has the plaintiff Pansy as a client and his fee is also the lake and the 1000 acres.
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In court, a female lawyer opposes the man she loves in a breach of promise suit.In court, a female lawyer opposes the man she loves in a breach of promise suit.In court, a female lawyer opposes the man she loves in a breach of promise suit.

  • Director
    • William Clemens
  • Writers
    • Earl Baldwin
    • Charles Grayson
    • Benjamin M. Kaye
  • Stars
    • Roger Pryor
    • Eve Arden
    • Cliff Edwards
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    238
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • Earl Baldwin
      • Charles Grayson
      • Benjamin M. Kaye
    • Stars
      • Roger Pryor
      • Eve Arden
      • Cliff Edwards
    • 8User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Roger Pryor
    Roger Pryor
    • Wallace Turnbull
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • Alice Hinsdale
    Cliff Edwards
    Cliff Edwards
    • Banjo Page
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Eli Potter
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Pansy Hawkins
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Abner
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Hank Woodcock
    Ferris Taylor
    Ferris Taylor
    • Judge Jenkins
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    • Ezra Pine
    George Irving
    George Irving
    • Henry Rockwell
    Zeffie Tilbury
    Zeffie Tilbury
    • Ma Hawkins
    George Guhl
    George Guhl
    • Barber
    Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    • Town Marshal
    Bertha Belmore
    Bertha Belmore
      Sonny Bupp
      Sonny Bupp
      • Boy with News of Pansy
      • (uncredited)
      Glen Cavender
      Glen Cavender
      • Juror
      • (uncredited)
      Ann Edmonds
      Ann Edmonds
      • Rockwell's Secretary
      • (uncredited)
      Paulette Evans
      • Phone Gossip #1
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • William Clemens
      • Writers
        • Earl Baldwin
        • Charles Grayson
        • Benjamin M. Kaye
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      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      Did you know

      • Trivia
        The play of the same title by Benjamin M. Kaye opened on Broadway at the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 48th St. on 31 August 1926 and ran for 71 performances.
      • Goofs
        At the 0:50:28 mark, the shadow of the boom mic moves across the judge's head.
      • Quotes
        • Alice Hinsdale: First good case we get and Wallace is minus his Johnson.
      • Connections
        Version of She Couldn't Say No (1930)
      • Soundtracks
        Watching My Dreams Go By
        (1929) (uncredited)
        Lyric by Al Dubin
        Music by Joseph A. Burke

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      Details

      • Release date
        • December 7, 1940 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Filming locations
        • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Warner Bros.
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 2m(62 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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