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Maid to Order

Maid to Order

1939Short⏱️ 18m
ComedyShort

When father-in-law's hobby of indoor gardening mushrooms out of proportion, Edgar gets on his hobby-horse and on to a matrimonial agency.

Director
Charles E. Roberts
Writers
George Jeske, Charles E. Roberts
Stars
Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey
Release Date
January 27, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
as Edgar Kennedy
Vivien Oakland
Vivien Oakland
as Vivien Kennedy
Billy Franey
Billy Franey
as Pop - Vivien's Father
Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal
as Lela - Mail-Order Bride
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Tom Dempsey
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Donald Kerr
as Cab Driver

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
RKO Radio Pictures

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Too Many Wives
by boblipton2018-08-23

"Father-in-law Billy Franey discovers the letter that Edgar has written a matrimonial agency to marry him off and slips Edgar's picture in it. When Minerva Urecal (sporting an Italian accent) shows up, wife Vivien Oakland resists attempts to get her out of the house so she can confront the interloper and her husband. This is a subpar entry in the funny series of "Common Man" short comedies that Kennedy starred in for RKO from 1932 until his death in 1948. Although the makeup of his household varied (usually it consisted of wife Florence Lake, mother-in-law Dot Farley and brother..."

📖 Synopsis

When father-in-law's hobby of indoor gardening mushrooms out of proportion, Edgar gets on his hobby-horse and on to a matrimonial agency.