Merry Wives of Reno is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 12, 1934.[2][3]
| Merry Wives of Reno | |
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| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Written by | Joe Traub (additional dialogue) Wilson Mizner (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Robert Lord |
| Story by | Robert Lord |
| Produced by | Sam Bischoff |
| Starring | Guy Kibbee Glenda Farrell Donald Woods Margaret Lindsay Hugh Herbert Frank McHugh Ruth Donnelly |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld (uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $101,000[1] |
| Box office | $323,000[1] |
The plot and cast number are similar to the lost 1933 film Convention City. Robert Lord was a writer in both films, though this one is not nearly as risque and racy.[4]
Plot
editMadge and Lois take the train from New York City to Reno, NV to get quickie divorces from their husbands.
Cast
edit- Guy Kibbee as Tom
- Glenda Farrell as Bunny
- Donald Woods as Frank
- Margaret Lindsay as Madge
- Hugh Herbert as Colonel Fitch
- Frank McHugh as Al
- Ruth Donnelly as Lois
- Roscoe Ates as The Trapper (as Rosco Ates)
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Derwent
Box office
editAccording to Warner Bros records the film earned $220,000 domestically and $103,000 internationally.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 15 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
- ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". afi.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". AllMovie. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". TCM.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links
edit- Merry Wives of Reno at IMDb
- Merry Wives of Reno at AllMovie
- Merry Wives of Reno at the TCM Movie Database
- Merry Wives of Reno at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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