Comedy · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 0m

Big Hearted Herbert

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Director
William Keighley
Cast
Aline MacMahon as Elizabeth Kalness Guy Kibbee as Herbert Kalness Patricia Ellis as Alice Kalness Helen Lowell as Martha Phillip Reed as Andrew Goodrich Robert Barrat as Jim
Crew
Jack Killifer — Editor M. K. Jerome — Original Music Composer Lillie Hayward — Screenplay Ben Markson — Screenplay Sophie Kerr — Story Orry-Kelly — Costume Design
Tagline

The hit that kept Broadway laughing for one solid year!

Synopsis

After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
William Keighley Director Jack Killifer Editor M. K. Jerome Original Music Composer Lillie Hayward Screenplay Ben Markson Screenplay Sophie Kerr Story Orry-Kelly Costume Design
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