Borrowed Wives (1930)
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Intending to get value for money out of their house leading man Rex Lease, Tiffany Studios cast the personable actor in everything from westerns to sports dramas to domestic comedies like Borrowed Wives. Lease plays Peter Foley, who stands to inherit a fortune from his late uncle. The problem: To… More Intending to get value for money out of their house leading man Rex Lease, Tiffany Studios cast the personable actor in everything from westerns to sports dramas to domestic comedies like Borrowed Wives. Lease plays Peter Foley, who stands to inherit a fortune from his late uncle. The problem: To increase his allowance from his wealthy relative, Peter pretended to have a wife. Naturally, the will stipulates that Peter still be married, lest he lose his $800,000 legacy. The rest of the plotline is implicit in the film's title, with everyone concerned running around at top speed to convince the audience that something funny is going on. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Strayer
- Written By
- W. Scott Darling
- Genres
- Comedy
- On DVD
- Jun 30, 2010
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Cast
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Rex Lease
as Peter Foley
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Vera Reynolds
as Alice Blake
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Nita Martan
as Julia
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Paul Hurst
as Bull Morgan
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Robert Randall
as Joe Blair
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Charles Sellon
as Uncle Henry
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Dorothea Wolbert
as Aunt Mary
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Sam Hardy
as Parker
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Harry Todd
as Winstead
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Tom London
as Cop
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Eddy Chandler
as Sergeant