Beauty for the Asking
5.7
68 minutes
2/24/1939
Overview
Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.
Cast List
Lucille Ball
as Jean Russell
Patric Knowles
as Denny Williams
Donald Woods
as Jeffrey Martin
Frieda Inescort
as Flora Barton-Williams
Inez Courtney
as Gwen Morrison
Leona Maricle
as Eve Harrington
Frances Mercer
as Patricia Wharton
Whitney Bourne
as Peggy Ponsby
George Beranger
as Cyril
Kay Sutton
as Miss Whitman
Ann Evers
as Lois Peabody
Leon Belasco
as Beauty Shop Owner (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
as Peters (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
as Mrs. Harrington's Butler (uncredited)
George Ford
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
George Golden
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
as Reporter at Wedding (uncredited)
Fay Helm
as Miss Henley (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)