

She Asked for It
Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!
8.02 votes on TMDB1937Movie1h 9m
Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.
Cast

William Gargan
Dwight Stanford

Orien Heyward
Penelope Stanford

Vivienne Osborne
Ceila Stettin

Richard Carle
Ted Hoyt

Roland Drew
Randolph Stettin

Harry Beresford
Mr. Switch, the Lawyer

Alan Birmingham
Conrad Norris
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Harry Fleischmann
Jenkins

Tully Marshall
Old Man Stettin

Miki Morita
Kaito

Nora Cecil
Elderly lady (uncredited)
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