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Maid to Order

  • 1939
  • 18m
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6.4/10
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Maid to Order (1939)
ComedyShort

When father-in-law's hobby of indoor gardening mushrooms out of proportion, Edgar gets on his hobby-horse and on to a matrimonial agency.When father-in-law's hobby of indoor gardening mushrooms out of proportion, Edgar gets on his hobby-horse and on to a matrimonial agency.When father-in-law's hobby of indoor gardening mushrooms out of proportion, Edgar gets on his hobby-horse and on to a matrimonial agency.

  • Director
    • Charles E. Roberts
  • Writers
    • George Jeske
    • Charles E. Roberts
  • Stars
    • Edgar Kennedy
    • Vivien Oakland
    • Billy Franey
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    6.4/10
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    • Director
      • Charles E. Roberts
    • Writers
      • George Jeske
      • Charles E. Roberts
    • Stars
      • Edgar Kennedy
      • Vivien Oakland
      • Billy Franey
    • 1User review
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    Edgar Kennedy
    Edgar Kennedy
    • Edgar Kennedy
    Vivien Oakland
    Vivien Oakland
    • Vivien Kennedy
    • (as Vivian Oakland)
    Billy Franey
    Billy Franey
    • Pop - Vivien's Father
    • (as Bill Franey)
    Minerva Urecal
    Minerva Urecal
    • Lela - Mail-Order Bride
    • (as Minerva Urical)
    Tom Dempsey
    Donald Kerr
    • Cab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles E. Roberts
    • Writers
      • George Jeske
      • Charles E. Roberts
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    5boblipton

    Too Many Wives

    Father-in-law Billy Franey discovers the letter that Edgar has written a matrimonial agency to marry him off and slips Edgar's picture in it. When Minerva Urecal (sporting an Italian accent) shows up, wife Vivien Oakland resists attempts to get her out of the house so she can confront the interloper and her husband.

    This is a subpar entry in the funny series of "Common Man" short comedies that Kennedy starred in for RKO from 1932 until his death in 1948. Although the makeup of his household varied (usually it consisted of wife Florence Lake, mother-in-law Dot Farley and brother-in-law Jack Rice), the combination with Oakland and Franey showed up in 29 of more than a hundred shorts in the series.

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    • Release date
      • January 27, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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