Call It a Day

Call It a Day

... You Can't LAUGH Fast Enough!

NR 1937 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.

Directed by Archie Mayo · Written by Casey Robinson

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