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Five of a Kind is a american film of genre Drama directed by Herbert I. Leeds released in USA on 14 october 1938 with Jean Hersholt

Five of a Kind (1938)

Five of a Kind
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Released in USA 14 october 1938
Length 1h25
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating51% 2.5900852.5900852.5900852.5900852.590085

Five of a Kind is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. The film stars Jean Hersholt, Claire Trevor, Cesar Romero, Slim Summerville, Henry Wilcoxon and Inez Courtney. The film was released on October 14, 1938, by 20th Century Fox. The film follows the escalating rivalry between radio journalists Duke Lester (Romero) and Christine Nelson (Trevor) that culminates in a competition to cover the exploits the famous Canadian quintuplets, the Waytts, played by the Dionne quintuplets.

Actors

Jean Hersholt

(Dr. John Luke)
Claire Trevor

(Christine Nelson)
Cesar Romero

(Duke Lester)
Slim Summerville

(Constable Jim Ogden)
Henry Wilcoxon

(Dr. Scott Williams)
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