Don't Bet on Blondes
HE'D BET ON ANYTHING!
1935 · 59m · Passed
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Robert Florey
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Don't Bet on Blondes
Overview
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
Director and cast
- Robert Florey Director
- Warren William as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
- Claire Dodd as Marilyn Youngblood
- Guy Kibbee as Col. Jefferson Davis Youngblood
- William Gargan as Numbers
- Vince Barnett as Chuck aka 'Brains'
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Philbert O. Slemp
- Clay Clement as T. Everett Markham
- Errol Flynn as David Van Dusen
- Spencer Charters as Doc
- Walter Byron as Dwight Boardman
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