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Pleasure Before Business

Pleasure Before Business

1927•55m
ComedyRomance

When an industrious cigar manufacturer, Sam Weinberg, falls into bad health, his daughter Ruth uses up her dowry to keep him in the life to which he has grown accustomed.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Virginia Brown Faire

Virginia Brown Faire

Ruth Weinberg

Max Davidson

Max Davidson

Sam Weinberg

Rosa Rosanova

Rosa Rosanova

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