TO BEAT THE BAND (1935)

To Beat the Band
Not Rated
To Beat the Band
Music, Comedy
November 23, 1935
English
1h 10m
United States
RKO Radio Pictures

An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.

Cast & Characters

Hugh Herbert

Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist

Helen Broderick

Mrs. Freeda McCrary

Roger Pryor

Larry Barry

Fred Keating

Fred Carson

Eric Blore

Hawkins

Evelyn Poe

Barbara Shelby

Johnny Mercer

Member of the Band

Ray Mayer

McCrory

Joy Hodges

Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader

Lynne Carver

Minor Role

Willie Best

Elevator Operator

Monte Collins

The Coroner

Harry Holman

Chubby Diner

Mike Lally

Nightclub Patron

Sonny Lamont

Tap Dancer

Torben Meyer

Headwaiter

Larry Steers

Man Knocked Down in Nightclub

Crew

Rian James

Screenplay

Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography