''She's Got Everything'' is a 1937 American

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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 theatre, musical theatre, theatrical plays motion pictures and tel ...

from a screenplay by

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and

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, based on a story by Shane and

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. The film stars

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and

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, with supporting performances by

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(also known by his real name, Harry Einstein), and

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. RKO Radio Pictures produced and distributed the picture, which was released on the final day of 1937.

Plot summary

Heiress Carol Rogers returns from a long overseas vacation to learn her father has died and saddled her with a mountain of debt. To keep her creditors at bay, her Aunt Jane and pal Waldo contrive to get her hired as an assistant to wealthy coffee magnate Fuller Partridge, hoping it will lead to love and eventually marriage. Unfortunately, the plan is beset by obstacles, especially when a bumbling hypnotist hired to put a romance spell on Carol misses and casts it on Aunt Jane instead.

Cast

as Fuller Partridge *

as Carol Rogers *

as Waldo Eddington - a Bookie *

as Aunt Jane Carter *

Harry Parke Harry Einstein (May 6, 1904 – November 24, 1958), known professionally as Harry Parke and other pseudonyms, most commonly Parkyakarkus ( ), was an American comedian, writer, and character actor. A specialist in Greek dialect comedy, he became f ...

as Nick Zyteras (as Parkyakarkus) *

as Chaffee - a Creditor * William Brisbane as Roger - aka Madame Helene * Solly Ward as Professor Alphonso Alberto Corrio

References

External links

* * * 1937 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films Films directed by Joseph Santley American black-and-white films RKO Pictures films 1937 films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films English-language romantic comedy films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub