If You Could Only Cook (1935)
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- 1h 12min
- Comedy, Romance
- 30 Dec 1935 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Herbert Marshall | ... |
Jim Buchanan
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Jean Arthur | ... |
Joan Hawthorne
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Leo Carrillo | ... |
Mike Rossini
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Lionel Stander | ... |
Flash
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Alan Edwards | ... |
Bob Reynolds
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Frieda Inescort | ... |
Evelyn Fletcher
(as Frieda Inescourt)
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Gene Morgan | ... |
Al
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Ralf Harolde | ... |
Swig
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Matt McHugh | ... |
Pete
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Richard Powell | ... |
Chesty
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Mariska Aldrich | ... |
Swedish Cook (uncredited)
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William Anderson | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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John Ardell | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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William Arnold | ... |
Second Inspector (uncredited)
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William Begg | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Wyrley Birch | ... |
Minister (uncredited)
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Joan Blair | ... |
Kate (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Ann Bupp | ... |
Flower Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
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Michelette Burani | ... |
French Cook (uncredited)
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Walter Byron | ... |
Roy - Pianist at Wedding Rehearsal (uncredited)
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Romaine Callender | ... |
Jennings (uncredited)
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Mary Jane Carey | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Jack Cheatham | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Edith Conrad | ... |
Cook (uncredited)
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Helen Conway | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Georgie Cooper | ... |
Fainting Woman (uncredited)
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Frank Hall Crane | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Lew Davis | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Peggy Dawson | ... |
Nursemaid (uncredited)
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Wally Dean | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Edgar Dearing | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Wedding Rehearsal Guest Extra (uncredited)
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Bill Dillon | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Edith Emelyne | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Estelle Etterre | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Laura (uncredited)
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Jean Fowler | ... |
Mr. Fletcher (uncredited)
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John Guston | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Beatrice Hagen | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Jonathan Hale | ... |
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Katherine Hall | ... |
Miss Harrison - Jim's Secretary (uncredited)
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Peggy Helm | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Althea Henley | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Henry Herbert | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Russell Hicks | ... |
Dillon (uncredited)
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Arthur Hohl | ... |
Conroy (uncredited)
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Louis King | ... |
Park Caretaker (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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William Lally | ... |
Bill - New York Cop (uncredited)
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Lois Lindsay | ... |
Wedding Rehearsal Guest (uncredited)
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Charles Mason | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Edward McWade | ... |
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
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George Meeker | ... |
Parker (uncredited)
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Torben Meyer | ... |
Swedish Servant (uncredited)
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Robert Middlemass | ... |
Chief Inspector (uncredited)
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Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Howard - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Joseph North | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Field Norton | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Eddie Parker | ... |
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
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Don Roberts | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Frederick Roland | ... |
Yates (uncredited)
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Constantine Romanoff | ... |
Lefty - Rossini's Driver (uncredited)
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Adrian Rosley | ... |
French Servant (uncredited)
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Frances Shipp | ... |
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
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Larry Steers | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Harry Strathey | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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Jackie Lee Tracy | ... |
Little Girl (uncredited)
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John Tyrrell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Pierre Watkin | ... |
Mr. Balderson (uncredited)
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George Webb | ... |
Third Inspector (uncredited)
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Lee Willard | ... |
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
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William Worthington | ... |
Mr. Fletcher (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Seiter |
Written by
Howard J. Green | ... | (screen play) and |
Gertrude Purcell | ... | (screen play) |
F. Hugh Herbert | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Everett Riskin | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
John Stumar | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Gene Havlick | ... | film editor |
Casting By
William Perlberg | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Stephen Goosson |
Costume Design by
Samuel Lange | ... | (costumes) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cliff P. Broughton | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Moje Åslund | ... | poster artist: Sweden |
Sound Department
George Cooper | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Music Department
Louis Silvers | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Harry Cohn | ... | president: Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1935) (United States) (theatrical) (as Columbia Pictures Corporation)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1935) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1935) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1935) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films S. A. (1935) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film A. B. (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film Aktieselskap (1936) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Les Films Osso (1936) (France) (theatrical)
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1936) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Starfilm (1936) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Television International (2005) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (Icons of Screwball Comedy: Volume 1)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (Sony Choice Collection)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (noiseless recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Auto magnate James Buchanan has a fiancée who doesn't love him and a board of directors who won't listen to him. Brooding on a park bench, he meets unemployed Joan Hawthorne, a fine cook who needs a partner to apply for a 'couple' butler/cook job with gourmet ex-bootlegger Mike Rossini. Bemused, Buchanan goes along with the gag, taking lessons from his own butler. But there's sure to be a day of reckoning...
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Taglines | SHE GAVE UP HER PARK BENCH FOR HIM! HE GAVE UP MILLIONS FOR HER! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | In order to cash in on Frank Capra's popularity in England, Columbia Pictures released this film in London as "A Frank Capra Production, produced by Frank Capra." Capra, who had never even seen the film, was furious. This led to a bitter year-long dispute between head of Columbia Harry Cohn and Capra, who sued the studio for libel. It almost cost Cohn his job and almost resulted in Capra leaving the studio. It was resolved when Cohn relented and promised to buy for Capra the rights to the play "You Can't Take It with You" for $200,000, and pay him some back salary if he would drop the suit. Capra did. See more » |
Goofs | When Rossini pulls up to tell his gang the hit is off, a reflection of the boom microphone is visible on the trunk of his car, lower right of the frame. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) See more » |
Quotes |
Mike Rossini:
Well, how a nice girl like you happened to get hooked up with a mug like that? Joan Hawthorne: He isn't a mug. Mike Rossini: Well, how he happen to sell you that bill of goods? How you happen to fall for him? Joan Hawthorne: The Depression. See more » |