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Expensive Husbands

Expensive Husbands

Expensive Husbands

Expensive Husbands

Your name my be Rupert...But it ought to be Bill...BILL...BILL!

1937•1h 2m•

★5.9(4 ratings)

RomanceComedy

Overview

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her press agent, Joe Craig (Allyn Joslyn), convinces her to marry royalty. The lucky fellow is Prince Rupert (Patric Knowles), an impoverished nobleman now working as a waiter. Do the two of them fall in love despite this marriage of convenience?

Director

Writers

Kyrill DeShishmareff, Lillie Hayward, Jean Negulesco, Jay Brennan

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Main Cast

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Prince Rupert Heinrich Franz Von Rentzau

Beverly Roberts

Beverly Roberts

Laurine Lynne

Allyn Joslyn

Allyn Joslyn

Joe Craig

Gordon Oliver

Gordon Oliver

Ricky Preston

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Herr Andrew Brenner

Eula Guy

Eula Guy

Trommy, Laurine's Maid

Fritz Feld

Fritz Feld

Herr Meyer, Hotel Director

Ann Codee

Ann Codee

Maria

George Humbert

George Humbert

Giovanni

Otto Fries

Otto Fries

Franz, Buggy Driver

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Reporter

Glen Cavender

Glen Cavender

Austrian Policeman at Jail

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Bobby Connolly

Writing

Story: Kyrill DeShishmareff
Screenplay: Lillie Hayward
Screenplay: Jean Negulesco
Screenplay: Jay Brennan

Keywords

hotelpublicityprincevienna, austriaagent

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Your name my be Rupert...But it ought to be Bill...BILL...BILL!"

#2

The runtime is 62 minutes (1h 2m).

#3

The film was directed by Bobby Connolly.

#4

The screenplay was written by Lillie Hayward and Jean Negulesco.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0030111.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

4 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Expensive Husbands

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures