''She Asked for It'' is a 1937 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by

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and Theodore Reeves. The film stars

William Gargan William Dennis Gargan (July 17, 1905February 17, 1979) was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominated for the Academy Award for Be ...

, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne,

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, Roland Drew,

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, and Alan Birmingham. It was released on September 17, 1937, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Cast

as Dwight Stanford *Orien Heyward as Penelope Stanford * Vivienne Osborne as Ceila Stettin *

as Ted Hoyt * Roland Drew as Randolph Stettin *

as Mr. Switch *Alan Birmingham as Conrad Norris *Harry Fleischmann as Jenkins *

Tully Marshall Tully Marshall (born William Phillips; April 10, 1864 – March 10, 1943) was an American character actor. He had nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience before his debut film appearance in 1914 which led to a film career spanning alm ...

as Old Man Stettin *

Miki Morita Mitsugi "Miki" Morita (sometimes credited as Mike Morita) was a Japanese character actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1920s through around 1940. He had worked as a stage actor before beginning his career onscreen. Partial filmography *''Sou ...

as Kaito

References

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* 1937 films Paramount Pictures films American comedy films 1937 comedy films Films directed by Erle C. Kenton American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub