Don't Tell the Wife

Directed by Christy Cabanne. With Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, Thurston Hall. A seasoned con artist and his associates discover that their scheme to get rich by selling stock in a worthless gold mine is fraught with obstacles.

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After being released from prison, con man Thurston Hall gathers his gang of cronies--along with innocent chump Guy Kibbee--to help him sell worthless stock in a New Mexico gold mine.

After being released from prison, con man Thurston Hall gathers his gang of cronies--along with innocent chump Guy Kibbee--to help him sell worthless stock in a New Mexico gold mine.

Overview of Don't Tell the Wife, 1937, directed by Christy Cabanne, with Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, at Turner Classic Movies

Don't Tell the Wife - Con men use an honest front man (Guy Kibbee) to get a farmer (Lynne Overman) to promote their gold mine.

Don't Tell the Wife is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne using a screenplay by Nat Perrin adapted from the play, Once Over Lightly, written by George Holland. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, and Lynne Overman, with Lucille Ball, William Demarest, and Academy Award winner Hattie McDaniel in supporting roles. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, it premiered in New York City on February 18, 1937, and was released nationwide on March 5.