''Love in the Rough'' is a 1930 American

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directed by

Charles Reisner Charles Francis Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. The German-American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1 ...

and written by

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and Robert E. Hopkins. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Dorothy Jordan,

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, J. C. Nugent,

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and

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. Also a musical, it is a remake of the 1927 silent comedy ''

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''. The film was released on September 6, 1930, by

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Plot summary

Cast

* Robert Montgomery as Kelly * Dorothy Jordan as Marilyn *

as Benny * J. C. Nugent as Waters *

as Virgie *

as Tewksbury * Harry Burns as Gardener *

Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; September 22, 1909 – October 27, 1973) was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in ...

as Johnson *

Catherine Moylan Catherine May Moylan (July 4, 1904September 9, 1969) was an American film and television actress, model, and beauty queen who won the 1926 International Pageant of Pulchritude. She subsequently appeared in two Broadway productions before having ...

as Martha * Edwards Davis as Williams *

Roscoe Ates Roscoe Blevel Ates (January 20, 1895 – March 1, 1962) was an American vaudeville performer, actor of stage and screen, comedian and musician who primarily featured in western films and television. He was best known as western character So ...

as Proprietor * Clarence Wilson as Brown *

George Chandler George Chandler (June 30, 1898 – June 10, 1985) was an American actor who starred in over 140 feature films, usually in smaller supporting roles, and he is perhaps best known for playing the character of Uncle Petrie Martin on the televi ...

as Taxi Driver *

Donald Novis Donald George Novis (3 March 1906 – 23 July 1966) was an English-born American actor and tenor. Early life Novis was born on 3 March 1906 in Hastings, Sussex to Frederick George Novis and Charlotte Morris.California County Marriages, 1850-1 ...

as Crooner

References

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