The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of Happy Family.

Plot

A put-upon mother inherits a fortune, on the condition that she abandon her deadbeat family. This spurs her family members to attempt to reform themselves in an effort to win her back.

Cast

• Aline MacMahon as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
• Guy Kibbee as Uncle Newt Frink
• Hugh Herbert as Joe 'Poppa' Frink
• Allen Jenkins as Emmett Frink
• Helen Lowell as Amelia 'Grandma' Frink
• Joan Wheeler as Lucille Frink
• Frankie Darro as Norman Frink
• Ivan Lebedeff as Ramon Alvarez
• Harold Huber as Benny Lopez
• Louise Beavers as Camille, Hattie's Maid
• Maidel Turner as Mrs. Shinliver
• Harry Beresford as Mr. J. Harold Brumby
• Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Shinliver
• James Bush as Oliver Gilfin
• Charles Coleman as Witherspoon, Hattie's Butler
• Joan Sheldon as Frieda Shinliver
• Ethel Wales as United Charities Worker
• Edward Keane as Truant Officer
• Ivan Linow as Barkefky, the First Russian
• Michael Visaroff as Katzelmalov, the Second Russian
• Scotty Mattraw as Fat Man (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Hanson, Philip. This Side of Despair: How the Movies and American Life Intersected During the Great Depression. Associated University Presse, 2008.

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