She Had to Eat

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 14mApproved

AdventureComedyCrimeMusicRomance

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

44 votes

Arizona gas station owner (Haley) faces comic adventures after he is kidnapped by gangsters who have mistaken him for an escaped killer.

Director

Malcolm St. Clair

Writers

Samuel G. Engel, M.M. Musselman, James Edward Grant

Stars

Jack Haley, Rochelle Hudson, Arthur Treacher

Release Date

July 2, 1937

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jack Haley

as Danny Decker

Rochelle Hudson

as Ann Garrison

Arthur Treacher

as Carter

Eugene Pallette

as Raymond Q. Nash

Douglas Fowley

as Duke Stacey

John Qualen

as Sleepy

Maurice Cass

as Fingerprint Expert

Wallis Clark

as Ralph Wilkinson - G-Man

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Lelah Tyler

as Mrs. Cue

Tom Kennedy

as Pete

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

b moviedouble feature filmfarcekidnappergang leader

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyCrimeMusicRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Eugene Palette's frog voice dominates this mediocre comedy

by hollywoodlegend • 2014-01-24

5/10

"I bought a copy of this film to see Jack Haley, the man with the beautiful eyes and pretty face. Haley keeps getting mistaken for a criminal and is continually asked to take his pants down for a positive i.d. at the police station. Didn't see that coming! Rochelle Hudson does a bit of singing. I was more concerned about what would happen to Haley's pet rabbit Cactus (nothing bad happens to him) than about any of the characters. Eugene Palette's unmistakable and unpleasant voice seemed to dominate the film. Haley didn't get a chance to shine. The comedy was weak and the st..."