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A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.Read moreLess
A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
The story
A loose remake of the 1935 comedy of the same name. Thanks to the efforts of his social-climbing wife Jessie, furniture store employee Wilbur Todd is tossed headfirst into the world of small-town politics. Sized up as a patsy by crooked politician Kirkwood, poor Wilbur is plied with champagne as part of Kirkwood's scheme to land a sweetheart playground-equipment contract.
Cast & crew
Leon ErrolWilbur Todd
Elisabeth RisdonJessie Todd
Edwin MaxwellKirkwood
Emory ParnellO'Leary
Charles HaltonAppleby
Paul HarveyMr. McIntosh
Charlotte WyntersMrs. McIntosh
Ruth LeeMabel
Lawrence TierneySharpeExplore the crew
- Director
- Frank R. Strayer
- Screenplay
- Charles E. Roberts
- Screenplay
- Monte Brice
- Writer
- Douglas MacLean
- Writer
- Keene Thompson