Merry Wives of Reno
Brief Synopsis
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
Cast & Crew
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H. Bruce Humberstone
Director
Guy Kibbee
Tom [Fraser]
Glenda Farrell
Bunny [Fitch]
Donald Woods
Frank [Hammond]
Margaret Lindsay
Madge [Hammond]
Hugh Herbert
Colonel [J. Kingsley] Fitch
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
May
12,
1934
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
The Vitaphone Corp.; Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 4m
Film Length
7 reels
Synopsis
Frank and Madge Hammond are celebrating their first wedding anniversary. The couple next door, Tom and Lois Fraser, have been married a lot longer and are constantly battling about Tom's roving eye. Madge cooks a special dinner in honor of their anniversary, but at the last minute, Frank, a salesman, calls to explain that he must attend a business dinner. His client is Bunny Fitch, whose husband, Colonel J. Kingsley Fitch, is out of town. Bunny is not as interested in buying a boat as she is in the way Frank looks. While he is doing his best to fend off her advances, Tom knocks on Bunny's door. Assuming Tom to be her husband, she chases Frank out the window without his brand new overcoat--a present from Madge. Then when the colonel unexpectedly returns, Tom follows Frank out the window, minus his overcoat. To Bunny's dismay, the colonel has brought his pet sheep "Eloise" with him. When the colonel notices the two overcoats, Bunny tries to convince him that they are his coats, even though they clearly do not fit him. At home, Frank tells Madge that he gave his coat to a beggar. Madge does not completely believe him, and when she overhears Bunny telling the story at the beauty parlor, she decides to divorce him. On the train to Reno, she meets Lois, who also plans to get a divorce. Traveling on the same train are Bunny, the colonel and Eloise. Frank and Tom follow on the next train; Frank at least intends to stop his divorce. In Reno, Tom pretends to be the beggar that received Frank's coat, and Madge is about to cancel her divorce when Lois walks in and recognizes him. Madge changes her mind again when Frank begs her not to divorce him. The two couples attend a party given by Bunny and the colonel. When everyone decides to leave for a nightclub, the colonel offers Tom and Frank their old coats. Lois, Mabel and the colonel become infuriated when they recognize the coats. Later, Tom, Frank and Bunny decide to demonstrate just how easily someone can appear guilty. They trick the women into the colonel's room and knock on the door. Facing difficult explanations, the two women hide and Tom throws their fur coats out the window. After confused explanations, everyone is reconciled.
Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Director
Cast
Guy Kibbee
Tom [Fraser]
Glenda Farrell
Bunny [Fitch]
Donald Woods
Frank [Hammond]
Margaret Lindsay
Madge [Hammond]
Hugh Herbert
Colonel [J. Kingsley] Fitch
Frank Mchugh
Al
Ruth Donnelly
Lois [Fraser]
Roscoe Ates
The trapper
Hobart Cavanaugh
Derwent
Renee Whitney
Fay
Hattie Mcdaniel
Maid
Lorena Layson
May
Dick Powell
Customer
Irving Bacon
Cook
Edna Bennett
Attendant
Ruth Warren
Attendant
Joseph Crehan
Railroad conductor
Ray Brown
Pullman conductor
Helena Phillips
Dowager
Vivienne Oakland
Mrs. Peabody
Betty Farrington
Mrs. Derwent
Ines Palange
Italian woman
Geneva Mitchell
Louise Beavers
Addie Mcphail
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
May
12,
1934
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
The Vitaphone Corp.; Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 4m
Film Length
7 reels
Articles
Merry Wives of Reno
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
Merry Wives of Reno
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
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According to modern sources, Robert Lord also worked as supervisor on this film.
