She Asked for It

Name: She Asked for It
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Released: 1937-09-17
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Rating: 6
Cast: William Gargan, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle, Roland Drew

Directed by Erle C. Kenton

19371h 9m6.0

Overview

Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.