Lazybones

Lazybones

1935 · 65 min · ★ 7.2 · Comedy, Romance

Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been disinherited as well. They find even more trouble in the shape of the American's cousin.

Directed by Michael Powell

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Ian Hunter Sir Reginald Ford
Claire Luce Kitty McCarthy
Bernard Nedell Mike McCarthy
Miles Malleson Pessimist
Denys Blakelock Hugh Ford
Mary Gaskell Marjory Ford
Michael Shepley Hildebrand Pope
Pamela Carme Lottie Pope
Bobbie Comber Kemp
Fred Withers Richards
Sara Allgood Bridget
Frank Morgan Tom

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