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Meet the Missus

Meet the Missus

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 0m
ComedyMysteryRomance
6
IMDB Rating
173 votes

Mrs. Emma Foster of Fosterboro, Ohio loves to enter contests - which she never wins - the time she spends on which is much to the chagrin of her exasperated husband, barber Otis Foster. It is ironic then that the one contest for w...

Director
Joseph Santley
Writers
Jack Goodman, Bert Granet, Albert Rice
Stars
Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Anne Shirley
Release Date
June 4, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Victor Moore
Victor Moore
as Otis Foster
Helen Broderick
Helen Broderick
as Emma Foster - Mrs. Mid-Western
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley
as Louise Foster
Alan Bruce
Alan Bruce
as Steve Walton
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Edward H. Robins
as Gordon H. Cutting
William Brisbane
William Brisbane
as Prentiss
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as Barney Lott
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Ray Mayer
as John White
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Ada Leonard
as Princess Zarina - Stripper
George Irving
George Irving
as District Attorney

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

screwball comedyatlantic citycontestbased on novel

🎯 Categories

ComedyMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

You really have to feel sorry for poor old Otis!
by planktonrules2023-09-02
7/10

"Otis (Victor Moore) is married to a rather terrible wife, Emma (Helen Broderick). After all, he works a regular job and she expects him to come home each day and do ALL the housework! But mousy Otis puts up with it and is a dandy 'housewife'. So what does Emma do with most of her time? She listens to the radio and enters all sorts of contests...something that has NEVER paid out in the least. One day, however, she is picked to be a finalist for a contest put on by a noodle company. What is the contest? To find the best housewife in America! And, despite being pretty worthless in that ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Third of six films Victor Moore made with Helen Broderick released from 1936 to 1938.

📖 Synopsis

Mrs. Emma Foster of Fosterboro, Ohio loves to enter contests - which she never wins - the time she spends on which is much to the chagrin of her exasperated husband, barber Otis Foster. It is ironic then that the one contest for w...