Movie Description
Beg, Borrow or Steal
(1937)Overview
We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years, but he promises to give their daughter, Joyce, a lavish wedding at his "château" in France. The fact that he doesn't have a château in France is just a minor trifle. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, of a large country estate to allow it to be used for the wedding. The wedding party arrives and Bill falls madly in love with Joyce and she with him, but a gal has gotta do what a gal has gotta do, and her intended marriage to stuffed-shirt Horace Miller stays on the books. But Steward has a change of heart and he tells one and all that he and his friends, Von Gersdorff, Lefevre, Iznamof, Clifton Summitt and Sasch, are all frauds and crooks. Horace and his family stalk out, which is just fine with Joyce as her true love, the caretaker, is waiting on the grounds.
Featured Crew
- Director : Wilhelm Thiele
- Producer : Frederick Stephani
- Editor : Conrad A. Nervig
- Cast : Frank Morgan,Florence Rice,John Beal,Janet Beecher,Herman Bing,Erik Rhodes,George Givot,E. E. Clive,Tom Rutherford,Cora Witherspoon,Reginald Denny,Vladimir Sokoloff,Harlan Briggs,Lowden Adams,Egon Brecher,Leonard Carey,Joseph Crehan,Robert Du Couedic,Fred Malatesta,Alphonse Martell,Dan Maxwell,Jean Perry,John Picorri,Frank Puglia,Frank Reicher,Bert Roach,Edwin Stanley,Joseph R. Tozer,Josephine Whittell,Betty Worth
Cast
Ingraham Steward
Joyce Steward
Count Bill Cherau
Mrs. Agatha Steward
Von Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
Lefevre
Izmanov
Lord Nigel Braemer
Horace Miller
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
Clifton Summitt
Sascha
Mr. Virgil Miller
Braemer's Servant (uncredited)
Antique Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
James, Lord Braemer's Butler (uncredited)
Mr. Parsons, Murillo Customer (uncredited)
French Detective (uncredited)
Majordomo (uncredited)
French Policeman (uncredited)
Scotch Gun Bearer (uncredited)
Inspector Lebrix (uncredited)
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
French Detective Looking for Summitt (uncredited)
Monsieur Debillon (uncredited)
Mr. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
Minister (uncredited)
Lord Kenyon (uncredited)
Mrs. Ed Thompson (uncredited)
Joyce's Maid (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBeg, Borrow or Steal
Status Released
Release Information
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1937-12-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 12m
Production CompaniesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance
