They Just Had to Get Married

Jan 5, 1933

1h 9m

★ 0.0

The Screen's Funniest Team!

Overview

Molly Hull, a maid, and Sam Sutton, a butler, are bequeathed a million dollars, and they encounter many problems and difficulties as they try to become the newest members of the idle rich.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Sam Sutton

Slim Summerville

Molly Hull

Zasu Pitts

Hillary Hume

Roland Young

Lola Montrose

Verree Teasdale

Aubrey Hampton

C. Aubrey Smith

Radcliff

Robert Greig

Montrose

David Landau

Lizzie

Elizabeth Patterson

Fairchilds

Wallis Clark

Rosalie

Cora Sue Collins

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