Two Weeks to Live

Feb 26, 1943

1h 16m

★ 2.0

The "Back-Home" Boys Turn Big-City Jinx-Busters!

Overview

When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner perform all kinds of dangerous stunts.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Production Companies

Jack Votion Productions Inc.

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Cast

Lum Edwards

Chester Lauck

Abner Peabody

Norris Goff

Mr. Pinkney

Franklin Pangborn

Mrs. Madge Carmen

Kay Linaker

Omar Tennyson Gimpel

Irving Bacon

J. J. Stark Sr.

Herbert Rawlinson

Professor Albert Frisby (as Ivan Simpson)

Ivan F. Simpson

Miss LaPlanche, Dr. O'Brien's Nurse

Rosemary La Planche

Airfield Attendant

Jack Carr

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