We're in the Money (film)

We're in the Money is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Ray Enright. It was released by Warner Bros. on August 17, 1935.[1][2][3] The film stars Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell and is one of five Warner Bros. films in which they were paired as blonde bombshell comedy duo. The other films include Havana Widows (1933), Kansas City Princess (1934), Traveling Saleslady (1935) and Miss Pacific Fleet (1935). Ginger and Dixie are two process servers, who serve legal papers to a playboy, a racketeer, a wrestler and a singer.

For the 1933 animated film, see We're in the Money (1933 film). For song from the film Gold Diggers of 1933, see The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money).
We're in the Money
Film poster
Directed byRay Enright
Written byF. Hugh Herbert
Brown Holmes
Story byGeorge Bilson
StarringJoan Blondell
Glenda Farrell
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Edited byOwen Marks
Music byHeinz Roemheld
Leo F. Forbstein
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 17, 1935 (1935-08-17)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Ginger Stewart (Joan Blondell) and Dixie Tilton (Glenda Farrell) are offered $1000 by ditsy lawyer Homer Bronson (Hugh Herbert) to serve subpoenas on reluctant witnesses for a breach of promise lawsuit brought by Claire LeClaire against wealthy C. Richard Courtney (Ross Alexander). They have a deadline, as a new state law will take effect in a few weeks banning such suits. Unbeknownst to Ginger, she already knows the defendant; she and Courtney, masquerading as a chauffeur named Carter, have fallen in love. Courtney himself does not know that Ginger is a process server.

Through trickery, Ginger and Dixie manage to serve papers on three of their wary targets: nightclub singer Phil Logan (Phil Regan), gangster 'Butch' Gonzola, and professional wrestler Man Mountain Dean, the last in the middle of a bout with Chief Pontiac. Courtney, on the advice of his lawyer, Stephen Dinsmore (Henry O'Neill), prepares to sail away to safety on his yacht. However, Ginger jumps out of a motorboat piloted by the erratic Bronson and pretends to be in distress. She is rescued by Courtney's crewmen. She and Courtney finally learn each other's true identity, but eventually admit they love each other and decide to get married. Ginger sends a message to Dixie, asking her to bring a few things she will need for the honeymoon. However, Dixie assumes her partner is merely luring Courtney in, and when the couple set foot on the dock, Dixie serves the last subpoena. Courtney also assumes Ginger was merely acting and angrily breaks up with her.

At the trial, Bronson produces a photograph showing LeClaire cosily nestled in Courtney's lap. Courtney agrees to marry LeClaire. Later, however, Bronson confides to Ginger and Dixie that he faked the picture by combining two others. Ginger rushes over and stops the wedding ceremony just in time. She and Courtney then reconcile.

Cast
Blondell and Farrell on the set of We're in the Money (1935)

Songs

References
  1. "We're in the Money (1935)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. "We're in the Money". Moviefone. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  3. "We're in the Money". American film Institute: catalog of feature films. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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