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Remedy for Riches

Remedy for Riches

1940Movie⏱️ 1h 0mApproved
ComedyRomance
6
IMDB Rating
107 votes

A college friend of the local soda-jerk comes to town and lets it be known that he's looking for property on which to build a resort. When he buys some land and suddenly "discovers" there's oil underneath it--and generously offers...

Director
Erle C. Kenton
Writers
N/A
Stars
Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Lovett, Edgar Kennedy
Release Date
November 29, 1940
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
as Dr. Paul Christian
Dorothy Lovett
Dorothy Lovett
as Judy Price
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
as George Browning
Maude Eburne
Maude Eburne
as Mrs. Hastings
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
as Clem
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
as Roy Davis
Warren Hull
Warren Hull
as Tom Stewart
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty
as D.B. Emerson Vanderveer
Margaret McWade
Margaret McWade
as Gertrude Purdy
Hallene Hill
Hallene Hill
as Abby Purdy

🎬 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
Stephens-Lang Productions

🏷️ Keywords

remedywealthalliterative titledoctorfraud

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Dr. Christian - a unique old time radio show with movie spin-offs
by Wtrussosr2006-04-13
7/10

"Dr. Christian was a staple of network radio from 1937 to the mid fifties and along the way, the series spawned six films. As a radio show it stood alone as the only program to use listener submitted scripts. Each week one story would be broadcast from among thousands submitted. The stories were surprisingly good and kept listeners tuning in even after television has pretty much destroyed dramatic radio. The Dr. Christian movies were written by professionals. Perhaps the film-goers would have been better served if the amateurs had also been invited to write the movie scripts. "Remedy for R..."

💡 Did You Know?

The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.

📖 Synopsis

A college friend of the local soda-jerk comes to town and lets it be known that he's looking for property on which to build a resort. When he buys some land and suddenly "discovers" there's oil underneath it--and generously offers...