Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

TO the HIGHEST BIDDER! - the charm secrets that land that man

1939 · 68 min · ★ 5.7 · Romance, Drama

Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.

Directed by Glenn Tryon · Written by Edmund L. Hartmann

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Lucille Ball Jean Russell
Patric Knowles Denny Williams
Donald Woods Jeffrey Martin
Frieda Inescort Flora Barton-Williams
Inez Courtney Gwen Morrison
Leona Maricle Eve Harrington
Frances Mercer Patricia Wharton
Whitney Bourne Peggy Ponsby
George Beranger Cyril
Kay Sutton Miss Whitman
Ann Evers Lois Peabody
Leon Belasco Beauty Shop Owner (uncredited)

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