Movie · 1937
Dangerous Number
“A RED-HEADED WOMAN WAS THE CAUSE OF IT ALL!”
Released 22 January 1937 71 min Comedy / Romance More from 1937 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.
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How old were they?
Spencer Charters
as Jeffers Gass - Justice of the Peace
Clem Bevans
as Monte Christo (Actor Friend)
Charles Trowbridge
as Hotel Manager
Barnett Parker
as Minehardi
Reginald Owen
as William
Cora Witherspoon
as Gypsy
Franklin Pangborn
as Hotel Desk Clerk
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Stark - the Bridegroom
Carey Wilson
as Sheriff
Irving Bacon
as Detective
Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
Dean Jagger
as Dillman
James Flavin
as Cab Driver
Robert Young
as Hank
Ann Sothern
as Eleanor
Marla Shelton
as Vera
Jane Barnes
as Actress
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The numbers
40years between the oldest and youngest billed
61Spencer Charters — oldest on the call sheet
21Jane Barnes — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast