Come Closer, Folks

Nov 7, 1936

1h 1m

★ 0.0

Mile-a-minute fun with JAMES DUNN giving the town the works!

Overview

A fast-talking pitchman working the con-games on the streets, works himself up into an executive position of a large department store, with the aide of his shill, Mae. But the owner, Elmer Woods, of the department store has a blonde-beauty daughter, Peggy, who goes to work on him.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Jim Keene

James Dunn

Peggy Woods

Marian Marsh

Mae

Wynne Gibson

Rudolph

George McKay

Elmer Woods

Gene Lockhart

Herman

Herman Bing

Pitchman

John Gallaudet

Pitchman

Gene Morgan

Mr. Houston

Wallis Clark

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