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Double or Nothing is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Theodore Reed released in USA on 17 september 1937 with Bing Crosby

Double or Nothing (1937)

Double or Nothing
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Released in USA 17 september 1937
Length 1h30
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Musical,    Romance
Rating63% 3.192743.192743.192743.192743.19274

Double or Nothing is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by Theodore Reed and starring Bing Crosby, Martha Raye, Andy Devine, Mary Carlisle and William Frawley. Based on a story by M. Coates Webster, the film is about a dying millionaire who instructs his lawyer to drop four purses on the streets of New York City, which are found and returned by four honest people. According to the will, each of them is given one million dollars, which they must double within thirty days in order to claim his entire estate. Greedy relatives, who were cut from the will, try to thwart each one's plans. The film features the popular song "The Moon Got In My Eyes".

Synopsis

Eccentric millionaire philanthropist Axel Clark wishes to prove that all people are essentially honest and good. Following his death and as a provision of his will, his lawyers drop wallets on the streets of town that each have $100 in them, with information for contacting the lawyers. The four honest people who return the wallets then find themselves unexpectedly in a sort of lottery. The first person who could double that sum within one month, through honest means, would inherit Clark's entire estate. Otherwise, the entire estate would go to Clark's greedy brother, who is determined to thwart the plan.

Actors

Bing Crosby

('Lefty' Boylan)Martha Raye

(Liza Lou Lane)Andy Devine

(Half Pint)Mary Carlisle

(Vicki Clark)William Frawley

(John Pederson)
And :
Samuel S. Hinds
Fay Holden
William Henry
Gilbert Emery
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