Welcome Home (1935 film)

Welcome Home
(L. to r.) Arline Judge, James Dunn, and Rosina Lawrence in the film
Directed byJames Tinling
Screenplay byMarion Orth
Paul Gerard Smith
Story byArthur T. Horman
Produced byBuddy G. DeSylva
StarringJames Dunn
Arline Judge
Raymond Walburn
Rosina Lawrence
William Frawley
Charles Sellon
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 9, 1935 (1935-08-09)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Welcome Home is a 1935 American comedy film directed by James Tinling and starring James Dunn, Arline Judge, Raymond Walburn, Rosina Lawrence, William Frawley and Charles Sellon. Written by Marion Orth and Paul Gerard Smith, the film was released on August 9, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Elmdale's chamber of commerce is all but broke. A decision is made to spend what remains of the budget on a reunion that hopefully will entice one of America's wealthiest men, Andrew Anstruther, to return to the place of his birth and build a new factory there.

Con men get wind of it. Richard "Dickie" Foster is the brains of a quartet of con-artists that includes 'Giltedge', a fake bond salesman; 'Painless', a gold-tooth-stealing phoney dentist; and 'Gorgeous', Dickies girlfriend. They have already taken the town for $10,000 in bogus bonds.

Anstruther takes a liking to Dickie, but Giltedge swindles the millionaire out of $36,000 for worthless bonds. Dickie bets on a horse for Susan's sake to win the money back, but the horse loses. The crooks are charged with murder after Anstruther vanishes, but he turns up just in time to vouch for Dickie as a friend. After he learns Susan has a boyfriend, Dickie goes back to the arms of Gorgeous, who tells him, "Welcome home."[4]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome Home (1935) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  2. ^ Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. "Welcome Home (1935) - James Tinling | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  3. ^ "Welcome Home". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-19.
  4. ^ Welcome Home, retrieved 2020-02-02
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