Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife

HIS GOLD MINE STOCK WENT SKY HIGH- By Mistake!

NR 1937 · 62 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy

After being released from prison, con man Thurston Hall gathers his gang of cronies--along with innocent chump Guy Kibbee--to help him sell worthless stock in a New Mexico gold mine.

Directed by Christy Cabanne · Written by Nat Perrin

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