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Laugh and Get Rich is a 1931 Pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Edna May Oliver, Hugh Herbert, and Russell Gleason, and revolves around the antics in a boarding house in the early 1930s, run by Oliver, and the complications caused by her husband.
Original Release
03/27/1931
US Release
03/27/1931
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edna May Oliver | Sarah Austin / Sarah Cranston Austin |
| Hugh Herbert | Joe Austin |
| Dorothy Lee | Alice Austin |
| Russell Gleason | Larry Owens |
| John Harron | Bill Hepburn |
| Charles Sellon | Biddle |
| George Davis | Vincentini |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Phelps |
| Maude Fealy | Miss Teasdale |
| Louise Mackintosh | Sarah's Sister |
Directors
Writers
Gregory La Cava, Douglas MacLean, Ralph Spence
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edna May Oliver | Sarah Austin / Sarah Cranston Austin |
| Hugh Herbert | Joe Austin |
| Dorothy Lee | Alice Austin |
| Russell Gleason | Larry Owens |
| John Harron | Bill Hepburn |
| Charles Sellon | Biddle |
| George Davis | Vincentini |
| Robert Emmett Keane | Phelps |
| Maude Fealy | Miss Teasdale |
| Louise Mackintosh | Sarah's Sister |
| Lita Chevret | Silent Party Guest |
| Arline Judge | Young Lady at Dance |
| Wade Boteler | Detective Flannery |
| Joyce Davis | Undetermined Minor Role |
| John Elliott | Dinner Guest |
| Chuck Hamilton | Poker Game Kibitzer |
| Rochelle Hudson | Miss Jones - at Dance |
| Ivan Lebedeff | Count Dimitriff |
| Edmund Mortimer | Mr. Bellweather - Party Guest |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Art Dealer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William LeBaron | Producer |
| Douglas MacLean | Producer |
