''Her Master's Voice'' is a 1936 film directed by
Joseph Santley
Joseph Mansfield Santley (born Joseph Ishmael Mansfield, January 10, 1890 – August 8, 1971) was an American actor, singer, dancer, writer, director, and producer of musical theatrical plays motion pictures and television shows. He adopted ...
and based on the 1933 play ''
Her Master's Voice'' by
Clare Kummer
Clare Kummer (January 9, 1873 — April 21, 1958) was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright.
Early life
Kummer was born Clare Rodman Beecher in Brooklyn, New York, the granddaughter of Rev. Edward Beecher and great-granddaughter of Lym ...
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The film's sets were designed by the
art director Alexander Toluboff
Alexander Toluboff (27 August 1882 – 1 July 1940) was a Russian Empire-born American art director. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He was born in Lublin, Poland and died in Bloomfield Hills, Mi ...
.
Plot
A wealthy woman moves her niece to her estate and away from her niece's jobless husband, who the aunt believes is a worthless bum. Through a misunderstanding, the husband is hired to work at the estate and complications ensue.
Reception
The film was not a financial success and recorded a loss of $2,300.
Cast
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Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton Jr. (March 18, 1886 – September 29, 1970) was an American character actor. He had a long career in film, theater, radio, television, and voice work for animated cartoons.
Early life
Horton was born in Kings County ...
as Ned Farrar
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Peggy Conklin as Queena Farrar
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Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews (December 12, 1879 – November 12, 1942) was an American actress who is best remembered today for her later work as a character actress in motion pictures of the 1930s. Her best-known film role was Aunt Pittypat in ''Gone ...
as Aunt Minnie Stickney
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Elizabeth Patterson as Mrs. Ellie Martin
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Grant Mitchell as Horace J. Twilling
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Charles Coleman as Craddock
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Ruth Warren as Phoebe
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Dick Elliott
Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.
Early years
Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Career
Elliott p ...
as Police Captain
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Robert Homans
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Life and career
Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...
as Stationmaster
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Fred Santley
Fred Santley (November 20, 1887 – May 14, 1953), also known variously as Freddie Santley, Fredric Santley, Frederick Santley, Frederic Santley, and Fredric M. Santley, was an American character actor of the silent and sound film eras, as well ...
as Motorcycle Cop
References
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1930s English-language films
1936 films
1936 comedy films
American comedy films
Films produced by Walter Wanger
American black-and-white films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Joseph Santley
Paramount Pictures films
1930s American films
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