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Running Wild

6.519271h 8mMovieComedy

Cowardly Elmer Finch is browbeaten by his wife, daughter, fat son and the family dog. After hypnosis he is domineering. He enters a contract with a fifteen-thousand dollar payoff, so his courage can last beyond the hypnosis.

DirectorGregory La Cava
WriterGregory La Cava
ProducersGregory La Cava·Carl Laemmle Jr.

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Cast · Directed by Gregory La Cava

WFW.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Elmer Finch
MSMarie Shotwell
Marie Shotwell
Mrs. Elmer Finch
MBMary Brian
Mary Brian
Elizabeth Finch
CB
Claude Buchanan
Dave Harvey
FB
Frederick Burton
D.W. Harvey
BR
Barnett Raskin
Junior
EREdward Roseman
Edward Roseman
Arvo - the Hypnotist
JB
J. Moy Bennett
Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
JMJohn Merton
John Merton
Police Officer (uncredited)
FE
Frank Evans
Amos Barker
TM
Tom Madden
Truck Driver (uncredited)

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