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To Beat the Band 1935 1h 7m Musical Comedy List Reviews A playboy (Hugh Herbert) must marry a widow in three days, or his aunt's millions will go to a bandleader.
- Musical, Comedy
- Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor
- Benjamin Stoloff
Hugh Herbert wants to inherit fifty-nine million dollars, but to collect he needs to marry a widow, and he wants to marry his unwidowed fiancée. Fortunately, Roger Pryor wants to kill himself and offers himself as a very temporary husband.
To Beat the Band: Directed by Benjamin Stoloff. With Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor, Fred Keating. An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
- (78)
- Comedy, Musical
- Benjamin Stoloff
- 1935-11-23
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing...
To Beat the Band is a 1935 American romantic comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff using a screenplay by Rian James based on a story by George Marion, Jr. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor, and Fred Keating, and features Johnny Mercer in a small role.
Beat the Band: Directed by John H. Auer. With Frances Langford, Ralph Edwards, Phillip Terry, June Clayworth. Big-band singer Ann wants back her money, that the manager of a big-band has embezzled.
1 ★★★½ rating (10%) ★★★★★. Popular reviews. ★★½. Hugh Herbert Roger Pryor Helen Broderick. Recent reviews. An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.