Merry Wives of Reno

1934 American film

Merry Wives of Reno

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| H. Bruce Humberstone
Written by| Joe Traub (additional dialogue)
Wilson Mizner (uncredited)
Screenplay by| Robert Lord
Story by| Robert Lord
Produced by| Sam Bischoff
Starring| Guy Kibbee
Glenda Farrell
Donald Woods
Margaret Lindsay
Hugh Herbert
Frank McHugh
Ruth Donnelly
Cinematography| Ernest Haller
Edited by| Thomas Pratt
Music by| Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)

Production
company

Warner Bros.

Distributed by| Warner Bros.

Release date

* May 12, 1934 (1934-05-12)

Running time

| 64 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Budget| $101,000[1]
Box office| $323,000[1]

Merry Wives of Reno is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Hugh Herbert, Frank McHugh and Ruth Donnelly. The film was released by Warner Bros. on May 12, 1934.[2][3]

The plot and cast number are similar to the lost 1933 film Convention City. Robert Lord was a writer in both films, though this one is not nearly as risque and racy.[4]

## Plot

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Madge and Lois take the train from New York City to Reno, NV to get quickie divorces from their husbands.

## Cast

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* Guy Kibbee as Tom
* Glenda Farrell as Bunny
* Donald Woods as Frank
* Margaret Lindsay as Madge
* Hugh Herbert as Colonel Fitch
* Frank McHugh as Al
* Ruth Donnelly as Lois
* Roscoe Ates as The Trapper (as Rosco Ates)
* Hobart Cavanaugh as Derwent

## Box office

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According to Warner Bros records the film earned $220,000 domestically and $103,000 internationally.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Warner Bros financial information in The William Schaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 15 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
2. ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". afi.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
3. ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". AllMovie. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
4. ^ "Merry Wives of Reno". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

## External links

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* Merry Wives of Reno at IMDb
* Merry Wives of Reno at the TCM Movie Database
* Merry Wives of Reno at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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* Goodbye Love (1933)
* The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
* Ladies Love Danger (1935)
* Silk Hat Kid (1935)
* Three Live Ghosts (1936)
* Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
* Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
* Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
* Checkers (1937)
* Rascals (1938)
* Time Out for Murder (1938)
* While New York Sleeps (1938)
* Pardon Our Nerve (1939)
* Pack Up Your Troubles (1939)
* Lucky Cisco Kid (1940)
* The Quarterback (1940)
* Tall, Dark and Handsome (1941)
* Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
* I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
* To the Shores of Tripoli (1942)
* Iceland (1942)
* Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
* Pin Up Girl (1944)
* Wonder Man (1945)
* Within These Walls (1945)
* Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
* The Homestretch (1947)
* Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)
* South Sea Sinner (1950)
* Happy Go Lovely (1951)
* She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
* The Desert Song (1953)
* Ten Wanted Men (1955)
* The Purple Mask (1955)
* Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
* Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)
* Tarzan and the Trappers (1960)
* Madison Avenue (1961)

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