Beauty for the Asking
TO the HIGHEST BIDDER! - the charm secrets that land that man
1939 · 1h 8m · Passed
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Glenn Tryon
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Beauty for the Asking
Overview
Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.
Director and cast
- Glenn Tryon Director
- Lucille Ball as Jean Russell
- Patric Knowles as Denny Williams
- Donald Woods as Jeffrey Martin
- Frieda Inescort as Flora Barton-Williams
- Inez Courtney as Gwen Morrison
- Leona Maricle as Eve Harrington
- Frances Mercer as Patricia Wharton
- Whitney Bourne as Peggy Ponsby
- George Beranger as Cyril
- Kay Sutton as Miss Whitman
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