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The Housekeeper's Daughter

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Hilda (Joan Bennett), tired of being a gun moll, decides to go live with her mother, Olga (Peggy Wood). Olga is a housekeeper for the Randall family, but all the Randalls, except for Robert (John Hubbard), are away on vacation when Hilda arrives. Meanwhile, Robert learns that Hilda's former lover, Floyd (Marc Lawrence), was involved in the death of a young model (Lilian Bond), and he teams up with two reporters (Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan) to investigate the crime.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/20/2013
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The timing is perfectly executed for its slapstick. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Russ 12/20/2023 As a screwball comedy it falls a bit flat, but MIss Bennett could be Heddy Lemarr's doppelganger! She's lovely and flirtatious in this and her scenes make this a passable 68 minutes. See more j F 10/25/2023 Imaginative and funny romantic comedy! See more 10/28/2016 good com-dram directed by humour master hal roach (our gang) See more 09/20/2013 Lighthearted mix of crime and comedy moves at a good pace, no surprise with Roach directing, and helped by an able cast. See more Read all reviews
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Hal Roach

Director

Joan Bennett

Hilda

Adolphe Menjou

Deakon Maxwell

John Hubbard

Robert Randall

William Gargan

Ed O'Malley

Peggy Wood

Olga
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Synopsis Hilda (Joan Bennett), tired of being a gun moll, decides to go live with her mother, Olga (Peggy Wood). Olga is a housekeeper for the Randall family, but all the Randalls, except for Robert (John Hubbard), are away on vacation when Hilda arrives. Meanwhile, Robert learns that Hilda's former lover, Floyd (Marc Lawrence), was involved in the death of a young model (Lilian Bond), and he teams up with two reporters (Adolphe Menjou, William Gargan) to investigate the crime.
Director
Hal Roach
Production Co
Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 21m