Love, Honor and Behave
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Cast & Crew
Stanley Logan
Wayne Morris
Priscilla Lane
John Litel
Thomas Mitchell
Dick Foran
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Synopsis
New Yorker Dan Painter feels that his wife Sally is setting a bad example for their son Ted with her attitude toward winning. Where Sally feels that there is no shame in losing and the important thing is to lose cheerfully, Dan believes that it is important to play fair but play to win. Although he loves Sally, Dan has an affair with the more glamorous Lisa Blake. When Sally discovers the affair, she demands a divorce even though Dan stresses that there is nothing between them anymore. Lisa and her husband Jim divorce as well, but despite Lisa's willingness to marry him, Dan remains single. Sally marries Dr. MacConaghey and encourages Ted to become a doctor like his stepfather. To Dan's disappointment, Ted, now an adult, becomes a tennis player rather than going out for football as he did. During a big game, when his victory will mean that his school will win the match, Ted deliberately loses after he is credited with a point that he believes he does not deserve. Sally is proud of him for living according to her ideals. Another member of the audience is Barbara Blake, daughter of Jim and Lisa. She reintroduces herself to Ted, inviting him to the dance that night. Sally does not approve, but Ted is charmed by Barbara and agrees to attend. Barbara falls in love with Ted and decides to marry him. A short time later, Ted and Barbara elope. Both sets of parents are disturbed by the marriage, especially when Ted announces that he no longer intends to become a doctor but will take on a failing soap company. Ted works long hours, and Barbara, craving attention, starts attending parties with her former fiancé, Pete Martin. Sally tells Ted that Barbara is involved with Pete, but actually Barbara has been rejecting Pete's passes. Unfortunately, Sally and Ted walk in on them just as Pete is kissing Barbara, and Ted assumes the worst. Dan advises Ted to throw Pete out and express his love for Barbara, but Ted, like his mother, intends to ignore everything. When his company goes bankrupt, Ted asks Dan for a job, but is turned down because Dan believes that Ted is afraid of failure. Hearing the story, Dr. MacConaghey tells Sally that her continual interference has ruined her son's life. Finally, Barbara and Ted have a serious fight, yelling and hitting each other. Barbara is delighted by the turn of events and her happiness is complete when Ted turns down Dan's job offer to take work as a ditchdigger.
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Director
Stanley Logan
Cast
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Wayne Morris
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Priscilla Lane
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John Litel
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Thomas Mitchell
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Dick Foran
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Barbara O'neill
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Mona Barrie
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Minor Watson
Donald Briggs
Margaret Irving
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Gregory Gaye
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Dickie Moore
Audrey Leonard
Crauford Kent
Jules Jay
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Carole Landis
John Harron
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Vivian Coe
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Jack Mower
Jack Goodrich
Eddie Graham
Alice Connors
Fern Barry
Tommy Bupp
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Dickie Jones
Valeene Calkins
Priscilla Lyon
Etta Mcdaniel
Dudley Dickerson
Loia Cheaney
Cliff Saum
Myrtle Stedman
William Hopper
Tom Ferrandini
Mary Doyle
Lottie Williams
Davison Clark
Crew
George Barnes
Robert Bruckner
Sammy Cahn
Saul Chaplin
Lou Edelman
Leo F. Forbstein
Frank Heath
John Hughes
Jacob Jacobs
Michel Jacoby
Lawrence Kimble
Owen Marks
Clements Ripley
Scholom Secunda
Howard Shoup
Jack L. Warner
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Notes
The film's working title was Everybody Was Very Nice.
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