Wild Money - Cast

Wild Money (1937)
Approved
71 min | Comedy, Drama

Wild Money (1937)

Approved

71 min | Comedy, Drama

Newspaper reporter Perry Brown is infatuated with fellow reporter Judy McGowan, but although she flirts with him, she is not romantically inclined toward him. The staff accountant, P. E. Dodd, is also in love with Judy, but he is so ...See moreNewspaper reporter Perry Brown is infatuated with fellow reporter Judy McGowan, but although she flirts with him, she is not romantically inclined toward him. The staff accountant, P. E. Dodd, is also in love with Judy, but he is so prudish, penny-pinching and regimented that he is unappealing. P. E. goes to the cabin belonging to his cousins, Bill and Jennie Hawkins, for a vacation in the mountains. When Cyrus K. West, the wealthiest man in the country, is kidnapped from his nearby estate, managing editor Bill Court puts P. E. in charge of the story, even though he is not a reporter. Using his efficient methods, P. E. gets control of the only phone in town and all the vehicles, and commands the respect of the sheriff and townspeople. Determined to meet Mrs. West, P. E. is on his way to the estate when a tree falls across the road and he is given a ransom note. At the same time, Court has mobilized his reporters and sent Perry, Judy and photographers by hydroplane into the small town. P. E. promises Mrs. West he will not publish news of the ransom note as the kidnappers have threatened to kill Mr. West if this is done. Later, P. E. is militant in giving instructions to the reporters, but, as they do not like taking orders from their accountant, they disregard him. Judy and Perry get pictures of the West child, and phone a story into the paper about the ransom notes. When Mrs. West discovers this, she believes that P. E. went back on his word and forbids him from entering the estate. Judy feels guilty for having hurt P. E. because of her growing respect for him. Bill gets word that the kidnappers will deliver Mr. West near the lake, and he and P. E. sneak off early in the morning to make sure it goes smoothly. They are followed by their comrades. Judy and Perry hide in the kidnappers' car. After the money exchange takes place, Judy and Perry are discovered and the kidnappers take their new hostages to their hideout, where Mr. West is being kept. P. E., Bill and Jenny pursue them, and after a shootout, P. E. rescues Judy and becomes her hero. Finally realizing her love for him, Judy accepts P. E.'s marriage proposal. See less

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31 cast members

Name	Known for
Edward Everett Horton P.E. Dodd P.E. Dodd See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Louise Campbell Judy McGowan Judy McGowan See fewer	Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
Lynne Overman Perry Brown Perry Brown See fewer	Union Pacific (1939)
Lucien Littlefield Bill Hawkins Bill Hawkins See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Esther Dale Jenny Hawkins Jenny Hawkins See fewer	Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Porter Hall Bill Court Bill Court See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Benny Baker Al Vogel Al Vogel See fewer	Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Ruth Coleman Mrs. West Mrs. West See fewer	Topa Topa (1938)
Billy Lee Malcolm West Malcolm West See fewer	Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
Colin Tapley Cole Cole See fewer	Booloo (1938)
Nick Lukats Jackson Jackson See fewer	Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Wesley Barry Orvil Orvil See fewer	Racing Blood (1954)
Howard M. Mitchell Sheriff Jones Sheriff Jones See fewer	The Mother Heart (1921)
William Burress Spreckett Spreckett See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)
A.S. 'Pop' Byron Gardner (uncredited) Gardner (uncredited) See fewer	Devil on Deck (1932)
Elsa Connor Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
Eddie Hall Riley, the Pilot (uncredited) Riley, the Pilot (uncredited) See fewer	Thoroughbreds (1944)
Lew Kelly Deaf Old Man (uncredited) Deaf Old Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
James T. Mack Quinn (uncredited) Quinn (uncredited) See fewer	Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
Don McKinney Mitchell (uncredited) Mitchell (uncredited) See fewer
Clark Morgan Transportation Manager (uncredited) Transportation Manager (uncredited) See fewer	Coriolanus (1979)
Louis Natheaux Cyrus K. West (uncredited) Cyrus K. West (uncredited) See fewer	Why Be Good? (1929)
Joseph North Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited) See fewer	The Fighting Marine (1926)
Rita Owin Josie (uncredited) Josie (uncredited) See fewer	Our Little Girl (1935)
Earl Pingree Trooper Joyce (uncredited) Trooper Joyce (uncredited) See fewer	Dark Streets (1929)
Gertrude Short Miss Green (uncredited) Miss Green (uncredited) See fewer	Crinoline and Romance (1923)
Lee Shumway Capt. Bemis (uncredited) Capt. Bemis (uncredited) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Walter Soderling Sour-faced Man (uncredited) Sour-faced Man (uncredited) See fewer	Death of a Champion (1939)
Leonard Sues Copy Boy (uncredited) Copy Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Manhattan Angel (1948)
Gloria Williams Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
Harry Williams Burly Man (uncredited) Burly Man (uncredited) See fewer