A pool shark bets his future on love — and somehow it's not a mob movie.
An unemployed loafer who spends his time playing pool decides he's ready to look for a job so he can secure his girlfriend's parents' approval for their marriage.
Acting
James Dunn's lovable scoundrel energy carries every scene.
Production
RKO's B-movie efficiency: more story in 56 min than most 2-hour films.
Writing
Snappy pre-Code banter before the Hays Code killed fun.
Director
John G. Blystone
James Dunn
Eddie Nolan
Dorothy Wilson
Sally Larkin
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Larkin
John Wray
Fred Larkin
Louise Fazenda
Mrs. Harris
Victor Kilian
Sid
Luis Alberni
Tony
Allen Vincent
Bob Carey
Doro Merande
Mrs. Jackson
John Carradine
Angry Saxophone Player - Tenant
Samuel S. Hinds
Husband
George Lloyd
Pool Room Patron
Gertrude Astor
William Benedict
Grocery Clerk
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