
Wide Open
Comedy
Overview
An eccentric, fluttery bachelor is dismayed to discover an undressed woman in his apartment.
Top Cast


Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
Simon Haldane
Edward Everett Horton
Simon Haldane


Patsy Ruth Miller
Patsy Ruth Miller
Julia Faulkner
Patsy Ruth Miller
Julia Faulkner


Louise Fazenda
Louise Fazenda
Agatha Hathaway
Louise Fazenda
Agatha Hathaway


Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Hathaway
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Hathaway


T. Roy Barnes
T. Roy Barnes
Bob Wyeth
T. Roy Barnes
Bob Wyeth


E.J. Ratcliffe
E.J. Ratcliffe
Trundle
E.J. Ratcliffe
Trundle


Louise Beavers
Louise Beavers
Easter
Louise Beavers
Easter


Edna Murphy
Edna Murphy
Nell Martin
Edna Murphy
Nell Martin


Frank Beal
Frank Beal
Faulkner
Frank Beal
Faulkner


Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett
Dvorak
Vince Barnett
Dvorak
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