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He Took a Powder

Oct 27, 1955 · 18m
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Comedy

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Wally ignores warnings and marries a domineering woman. Plagued by his "on-again, off-again" marital status, he is tempted to escape his unhappy, restrictive life by a friend named Eddie, who describes a "gentleman's hobo life" to him.

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CAST

Wally Vernon
Wally
Eddie Quillan
Eddie
Jean Willes
Jean
Emmett Lynn
Maxine Gates
Barbara Bartay
Directed by Jules White

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US
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