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Merry Wives of Reno (1934) was a Comedy Film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone .

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The (Not So) Merry Wives of Reno (1934)

By Emma on Feb 15, 2014 From Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood

A witty play on words from Shakespeare’s iconic play, Merry Wives of Reno (1934), focuses on the muddled lives of three quintessential Precode couples – perfect newlyweds, a cheating much younger wife and an older couple that never seem to see eye-to-eye. The champions of the film are th... Read full article


The (Not So) Merry Wives of Reno (1934)

By Emma on Feb 15, 2014 From Lets Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode Hollywood

A witty play on words from Shakespeare’s icon play, Merry Wives of Reno (1934), focuses on the muddled lives of three quintessential Precode couples – perfect newlyweds, a cheating much younger wife and an older couple that never seem to see eye-to-eye. The champions of the film are thre... Read full article


Merry Wives of Reno (1934)

By Angela on Nov 2, 2012 From Hollywood Revue

Frank and Madge Hammond (Donald Woods and Margaret Lindsay, respectively) have been married for one year and couldn’t be happier together.? However, all of that comes to an end on the day of their first anniversary.? Madge had made a special dinner that night, but then Frank has to go see Bunn... Read full article


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Three cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Dick Powell (Customer), Irving Bacon (Cook) and Inez Palange (Italian Woman). Since Richard Powell is in the cast, it is most likely the listing of Dick Powell refers to him, since he is a Bar Customer.
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