''Ex-Bad Boy'' is a 1931 American
comedy film
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directed by
Vin Moore
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and written by
Fred Niblo, Jr.
Fred Niblo Jr. (January 23, 1903 – February 18, 1973) was a successful American screenwriter. He received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for the film ''The Criminal Code'' (1931) with Seton I. Miller. Niblo retired fro ...
and
Dale Van Every
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Biography
Van Every's parents were Wilbert and Estella (Palmer) Van Every from Petoskey, M ...
. The film stars
Robert Armstrong,
Jean Arthur
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Arthur had feature roles in three F ...
,
Jason Robards, Sr.,
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles.
Biography
Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Until ...
,
Grayce Hampton
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Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to Augustus Harris, who arranged fo ...
and
Lola Lane
Lola Lane (born Dorothy Mullican; May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981) was an American actress and one of the Lane Sisters with her sisters Leota, Rosemary, and Priscilla Lane. She appeared on Broadway and in films from the 1920s to 1940s.
Early yea ...
.
The film was released on July 15, 1931, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Cast
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Robert Armstrong as Chester Binney
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Jean Arthur
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Arthur had feature roles in three F ...
as Ethel Simmons
*
Jason Robards, Sr. as Roger Shields
*
Spencer Charters
Spencer Charters (March 25, 1875 – January 25, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 220 films between 1920 and 1943, mostly in small supporting roles.
Biography
Charters was born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Until ...
as Henry Simmons
*
Grayce Hampton
Grayce Hampton (28 March 1876 – 20 December 1963) was a British film and stage actress. Her name was often seen as Grace Hampton.
Hampton studied at a convent in Brussels, and a teacher there introduced her to Augustus Harris, who arranged fo ...
as Mrs. Simmons
*
Lola Lane
Lola Lane (born Dorothy Mullican; May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981) was an American actress and one of the Lane Sisters with her sisters Leota, Rosemary, and Priscilla Lane. She appeared on Broadway and in films from the 1920s to 1940s.
Early yea ...
as Letta Lardo
*
George Brent
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as Donald Swift
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Mary Doran
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Biography
Doran was born in New York and attended public schools there before graduating and going to Colum ...
as Sadie Bloom
See also
* ''
The Whole Town's Talking
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'' (1926)
* ''
A Rumor of Love
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'' (1960)
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1931 films
American comedy films
1931 comedy films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Vin Moore
American black-and-white films
Remakes of American films
Sound film remakes of silent films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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