Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)

A Laugh-A-Minute romance! 1937-12-03 United States of America 72 Min. PG-13
4.5 2 votes

Overview

We find con-man Ingraham Steward living by his wits by steering wealthy Paris visitors to sellers of fake paintings and other assorted dodges. He and his wife, Agatha, have been separated for 15 years, but he promises to give their daughter, Joyce, a lavish wedding at his "château" in France. The fact that he doesn't have a château in France is just a minor trifle. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, of a large country estate to allow it to be used for the wedding. The wedding party arrives and Bill falls madly in love with Joyce and she with him, but a gal has gotta do what a gal has gotta do, and her intended marriage to stuffed-shirt Horace Miller stays on the books. But Steward has a change of heart and he tells one and all that he and his friends, Von Gersdorff, Lefevre, Iznamof, Clifton Summitt and Sasch, are all frauds and crooks. Horace and his family stalk out, which is just fine with Joyce as her true love, the caretaker, is waiting on the grounds.

Cast

Frank Morgan is Ingraham Steward
Ingraham Steward
Florence Rice is Joyce Steward
Joyce Steward
John Beal is Count Bill Cherau
Count Bill Cherau
Janet Beecher is Mrs. Agatha Steward
Mrs. Agatha Steward
Herman Bing is Von Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
Von Giersdorff, aka Count Herman
Erik Rhodes is Lefevre
George Givot is Izmanov
E. E. Clive is Lord Nigel Braemer
Lord Nigel Braemer
Tom Rutherford is Horace Miller
Horace Miller
Cora Witherspoon is Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
Reginald Denny is Clifton Summitt
Clifton Summitt