Jiggs and Maggie in Society
Cast & Crew
Eddie Cline
Joe Yule
Renie Riano
Tim Ryan
Wanda Mckay
Lee Bonnell
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Synopsis
Maggie, a Park Avenue social climber, will do anything to get her name into the Blue Book of the New York elite. Her husband Jiggs, however, is a construction contractor and a simpleton who would rather have his name permanently engraved on his bar stool at Dinty Moore's saloon than see it in a social register. When Maggie learns that Mr. Van de Graft, a confidence artist posing as a genealogist, has found her family's coat of arms, and that he is coming to her apartment with her family tree, she quickly sees to it that the apartment is in order. Maggie fears that her husband and her visiting sister's brood of children will make a bad impression on Van de Graft, but he arrives before she can send them away. The family tree, Maggie believes, is the one item she needs to have "every socialite in town bowing and scraping" before her. Complications soon arise, however, when Jiggs mistakes Van de Graft for an intruder and tries to throw him out of the apartment. When Maggie finds an advertisement in the newspaper for Dale Carnegie's courses in "How to Advance Socially," she decides that the courses will help refine her husband's tastes and improve his social skills. Carnegie, however, first tackles Maggie's problems and tells her that she must learn how to control her temper. Later, Van de Graft returns to Jiggs and Maggie's apartment and tells Maggie that she must redecorate it to make it fit for entertaining society. While Van de Graft is making decorating suggestions, Maggie looks out the window and sees Jiggs arriving at the building in the company of a young blonde. Distracted by what she thinks is an infidelity on her husband's part, Maggie inadvertently gives Van de Graft carte blanche to do with the apartment whatever he wishes. When Jiggs enters the apartment, she nearly clobbers him with a chair, but at the last moment she remembers Carnegie's advice and decides to "kill him with kindness" instead. To Maggie's delight, her first plunge into the world of society comes when she is introduced to Arthur Murray, founder of the Arthur Murray Dance School. Her mood quickly changes, though, when she sees Jiggs watching his female companion modelling a coat for him. Maggie returns home to find the police investigating the disappearance of her little nephew Tommy. The police bring Jiggs to the apartment for questioning, and the blonde, Millicent Parker, is brought in with him. Maggie is about to tear into Millicent when Van de Graft convinces her to be kind to the woman because she can help her rise in society. Maggie hides her disgust and accepts an invitation from Millicent to a soiree at her house. Soon after meeting Van de Graft, Millicent becomes wise to his family tree scheme. At Millicent's soiree , Van de Graft argues with his jewel-thieving pals and warns them not to spoil his plans. When the jewel theft is discovered, Jiggs's saloon pal, Dugan, is accused of the crime. Dugan is about to be escorted to the police by the real thieves when Dinty pulls a gun on them and makes a citizen's arrest. After Van de Graft's scheme is exposed, Maggie learns that Jiggs was only interested in Millicent because she was Maggie's size and could model the coat that was to be her birthday present.
Director
Eddie Cline
Cast
Joe Yule
Renie Riano
Tim Ryan
Wanda Mckay
Lee Bonnell
Pat Goldin
Herbert Evans
June Harrison
Scott Curtis Taylor
Jimmy Aubrey
Thayer Roberts
Richard Irving
Wm. Cabanne
Dick Ryan
Constance Purdy
Edith Leslie
Helena Dare
Lesley Farley
Betty Blythe
Marcelle Imhof
Dale Carnegie
Arthur Murray
Sheilah Graham
Tommie Menzies
James Mobley
Judy K. Schenz
Gary Zekley
Ken Christy
Lou Marcelle
Robert Earle
Effie Laird
Jack Mower
Edna Nelson
Ted Stanhope
Danny Beck
Jerry Franks Jr.
Phil Arnold
Dulce Daye
Crew
Raymond Boltz Jr.
Eddie Cline
Edward Colebrook
Glenn Cook
Willard H. George
Barney Gerard
Barney Gerard
Barney Gerard
Ace Herman
Theodore Joos
Edward J. Kay
Tom Lambert
Lorraine Maclean
Dave Milton
Sid Mintz
L. W. O'connell
Harry Ross
Earl Sitar
Ilona Vas
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Jiggs and Maggie in Society was the second film in Monogram's "Jiggs and Maggie" series starring Joe Yule and Renie Riano. According to Variety, Constance Purdy's role was a parody of well-known society party giver Elsa Maxwell. Sheilah Graham, who appeared as herself in the film, was a popular gossip columnist and radio personality. Arthur Murray owned a chain of dance studios, and Dale Carnegie, who lectured and taught on the subject of public speaking, was the author of many self-help books, including the best-selling How to Win Friends and Influence People. A September 1947 Hollywood Reporter news item lists Dawn Kennedy as a cast member, but her appearance in the final film has not been confirmed. For additional information on the "Jiggs and Maggie" series please consult the Series Index and see the entry for Bringing Up Father.
