Beauty for the Asking (1939)
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.
- Released
- 1939-02-24
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Paul Jarrico, Glenn Tryon, Doris Anderson
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- 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)
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