

Big Hearted Herbert
1934-10-06 · 60 min · ★ 5.5
After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.
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- Directors
- William Keighley
- Production companies
- The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Aline MacMahonElizabeth Kalness
Guy KibbeeHerbert Kalness
Patricia EllisAlice Kalness
Helen LowellMartha
Phillip ReedAndrew Goodrich
Robert BarratJim
Henry O'NeillGoodrich Sr.
Marjorie GatesonAmy Godrich
Nella WalkerMrs. Goodrich
Junior DurkinJunior Kainess
Claudia ColemanMrs. Havens
George ChandlerMurphy (uncredited)
Joseph CrehanIRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
Gay SeabrookMiss Plunket - Herberts Secretary (uncredited)
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