The Merry Frinks
1934 film directed by Alfred Edward Green
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The Merry Frinks is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of Happy Family.
Directed byAlfred E. Green
Written byGene Markey
Kathryn Scola
Kathryn Scola
Produced byRobert Lord
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
StarringAline MacMahon
Guy Kibbee
Hugh Herbert
Guy Kibbee
Hugh Herbert
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | Gene Markey Kathryn Scola |
| Produced by | Robert Lord Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Hugh Herbert |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | James Gibbon |
| Music by | Bernhard Kaun |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A put-upon mother inherits a fortune, on the condition that she abandon her deadbeat family. This spurs her family members to attempt to reform themselves in an effort to win her back.[1]
Cast
- Aline MacMahon as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
- Guy Kibbee as Uncle Newt Frink
- Hugh Herbert as Joe 'Poppa' Frink
- Allen Jenkins as Emmett Frink
- Helen Lowell as Amelia 'Grandma' Frink
- Joan Wheeler as Lucille Frink
- Frankie Darro as Norman Frink
- Ivan Lebedeff as Ramon Alvarez
- Harold Huber as Benny Lopez
- Louise Beavers as Camille, Hattie's Maid
- Maidel Turner as Mrs. Shinliver
- Harry Beresford as Mr. J. Harold Brumby
- Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Shinliver
- James Bush as Oliver Gilfin
- Charles Coleman as Witherspoon, Hattie's Butler
- Joan Sheldon as Frieda Shinliver
- Ethel Wales as United Charities Worker
- Edward Keane as Truant Officer
- Ivan Linow as Barkefky, the First Russian
- Michael Visaroff as Katzelmalov, the Second Russian
- Scotty Mattraw as Fat Man (uncredited)
