Just This Once poster

Just This Once( 1952)

TV-MAComedy
38%
User
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M-G-M's screamingly funny romance!

Overview

An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his selfish spendthrift was and the money manager which is is forced/tricked into appointing.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Janet Leigh

      Lucy Duncan

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      Peter Lawford

      Mark MacLene IV

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      Lewis Stone

      Judge Samuel Coulter

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      Marilyn Erskine

      Gertrude Crome

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      Richard Anderson

      Tom Winters

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      Douglas Fowley

      Frank Pirosh

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      Phyllis Kirk

      Young Lover on Ferry

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      Hanley Stafford

      Mr. Blackwell

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      Jerry Hausner

      Stanley Worth

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      Benny Rubin

      Herbert Engel

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      John Eldredge

      Commander Denham

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      Alvin Greenman

      Archie

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      Joseph Mell

      Mr. Green

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      Ida Moore

      Mrs. Morgan

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      William Phillips

      Caddie Horace Melnick

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      Emerson Treacy

      Mr. Black

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      Bill Welsh

      Mr. Sanford

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      Dave Willock

      Caddie Ralph Roberts

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      Victor Wood

      William

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    A review by Frank F

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    Written by Frank F on Mon Apr 02 2018
    Mark MacLene IV (Lawford) is in huge debt despite being the beneficiary of a vast trust fund. He is simply a spendthrift. Lucy Duncan (Leigh)is a young lawyer fighting for every penny which her working class clients are owed. The trustee hires Lucy to manage Mark's finances, believing that she has the tenacity to get Mark into financial control. It is a battle of titans. During and after the Great Depression, Warner Brothers produced a number of films which viewed the rich in a negative light. This film appears to be one of number of MGM films which puts the rich in a more favourable light. ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • debt
    • trust fund
    • automat
    • idle rich
    • spendthrift