Beg, Borrow or Steal is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and written by Leonard Lee, Harry Ruskin and Marion Parsonnet. The film stars Frank Morgan, Florence Rice, John Beal, Janet Beecher, Herman Bing and Erik Rhodes. The film was released on December 3, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

Con-man Ingraham Steward promises his daughter a luxurious wedding at his château in the French Riviera, although he doesn't really own the château. He induces the caretaker, Bill Cherau, to go along with his facade.

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On the day of the wedding, Bill falls in love with Ingraham's daughter and she feels the same, but still plans to have her intended wedding. Later, Ingraham has a change of heart and confesses that the château is not his. His daughter forgives him and goes to her true love Bill, whom is not actually a caretaker.

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Cast

Frank Morgan as Ingraham Steward

Florence Rice as Joyce Steward

John Beal as Count Bill Cherau

Janet Beecher as Mrs. Agatha Steward

Herman Bing as Von Giersdorff

Erik Rhodes as Lefevre

George Givot as Izmanov

E. E. Clive as Lord Nigel Braemer

Tom Rutherford as Horace Miller

Cora Witherspoon as Mrs. Elizabeth Miller

Reginald Denny as Clifton Summitt

Vladimir Sokoloff as Sascha

Harlan Briggs as Mr. Virgil Miller

References

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1937 films

1930s English-language films

American comedy films

1937 comedy films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films

Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele

American black-and-white films

Films with screenplays by Wilhelm Thiele

1930s American films

English-language comedy films

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