

Comedy
Overview
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth. Elizabeth's goofy brothers cannot easily adjust to the life of the average worker. Meanwhile, the family doctor has his eye on Elizabeth, but he will have to compete with her suitor, an ill-informed writer.
Top Cast


Claudette Colbert
Claudette Colbert
Elizabeth Rimplegar
Claudette Colbert
Elizabeth Rimplegar


Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Dr. Alan Stevens
Richard Arlen
Dr. Alan Stevens


Mary Boland
Mary Boland
Mrs. Nellie Rimplegar
Mary Boland
Mrs. Nellie Rimplegar


Lyda Roberti
Lyda Roberti
Jenny
Lyda Roberti
Jenny


Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford
Kenneth Rimplegar
Wallace Ford
Kenneth Rimplegar


Tom Brown
Tom Brown
Eddie Rimplegar
Tom Brown
Eddie Rimplegar


William Bakewell
William Bakewell
Douglas Rimplegar
William Bakewell
Douglas Rimplegar


Hardie Albright
Hardie Albright
Ronald
Hardie Albright
Ronald


Joan Marsh
Joan Marsh
Kitty
Joan Marsh
Kitty


Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy
Hawkins
Sam Hardy
Hawkins
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