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They Asked For It (1939)
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"They prayed for a murderand got more than they bargained for"
Audience
Score
30
NR
1 hr 5 min
May 20th, 1939
Comedy
,
Crime
,
Romance
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In this crime drama the owner and chief editor of a newspaper gets together with two college pals and begins looking into the strange death of an old hermit who lived on the fringe of town
Starring
William Lundigan
Joy Hodges
Michael Whalen
Director
Frank McDonald
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Theatrical Release:
May 20th, 1939
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Universal Pictures
Movie Tags:
murder
small town
sweetheart
Cast & Crew
W
William Lundigan
as Steve Lewis
J
Joy Hodges
as Mary Lou Carroll
M
Michael Whalen
as Howard Adams
I
Isabel Jewell
as Molly Herkimer
L
Lyle Talbot
as Marty Collins
T
Thomas Beck
as Dr. Peter Sparks
F
Frank McDonald
Director
A
Arthur T. Horman
Screenplay
J
James B. Lowell
Story
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