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'Taint Legal

May 25, 1940 · 16m
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Comedy
Romance

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Edgar Kennedy is over-joyed when told he has won a $5,000 prize in a "How To Be Happy Though Married" contest. A reporter interviews Edgar and his wife Vivien who tell him about their engagement and elopement. Then Viviens father tells them that according to a law he has found in a law-book, they aren't legally married. After a series of misadventures, they learn that the law is a new one and that the Kennedy marriage is legal.

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CAST

Edgar Kennedy
Edgar
Vivien Oakland
Vivien
Billy Franey
Vivien's Father
Arthur O'Connell
Book Salesman
Robert Graves
Lou
Robert Graves
Reporter
Bud Jamison
Cop
Directed by Harry D'Arcy

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Country
US
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