Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

Safety in Numbers

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Safety in Numbers

"Nothing to worry him except...six beautiful girls and ten million dollars!"

1930

1h 20m

5.5(4 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Music

Overview

Before handing over a large inheritance, a guardian hires three chorus girls to educate his charge about the "underside" of big-city life.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

William Butler Reynolds

Kathryn Crawford

Kathryn Crawford

Jacqueline

Josephine Dunn

Josephine Dunn

Maxine

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Pauline

Roscoe Karns

Roscoe Karns

Bertram Shapiro

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

F. Carstair Reynolds

Francis McDonald

Francis McDonald

Phil Kemptom

Raoul Paoli

Raoul Paoli

Jules

Virginia Bruce

Virginia Bruce

Alma McGregor

Geneva Mitchell

Geneva Mitchell

Cleo Carewe

Creative team

Directed by: Victor Schertzinger
Written by: Marion Dix
George Marion Jr.

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