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IT'S FUN TO BE BROKE- Down where life is a laugh and love is a gift.
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.Read moreLess
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
The story
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
Cast & crew
Charles LaughtonJonas
Jon HallChester
Victor FrancenDr. Blondin
Gene Reynolds
Florence BatesEmily
Curt BoisJensen
Adeline De Walt ReynoldsMama Ruau
MalaNat
Grace LemWoman in Dress ShopExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Director
- Charles Vidor
- Producer
- Sol Lesser
- Editor
- Frederic Knudtson
- Screenplay
- Robert Carson
- Screenplay
- Lewis Meltzer