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It Can't Last Forever (1937)
Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's radio-program future-predicting cons gets out of hand.
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Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself), and a newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's radio-program future-predicting cons gets out of hand.
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Genre:Comedy, Crime
Written By:Lee Loeb, Harold Buchman
In Theaters:7/15/1937
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Runtime:68 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
Hamilton MacFadden
Director
Ralph Bellamy
Russ Matthews
Betty Furness
Carol Wilson
Robert Armstrong
Al Tinker
Raymond Walburn
Dr. Fothergill
Thurston Hall
Fulton
Edward Pawley
Cronin
Wade Boteler
Police Captain Rorty
Charles Judels
Mr. Appadelius
Agnes Anderson
Fortune Teller
Harry Bernard
Stock Swindle Victim
George Chesebro
Studs
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