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She Had to Eat

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1937 | 74 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone fascinated by the criminal underworld and crime fans. A look inside a world of loyalty, money and betrayal. If you loved Sullivan's Travels or What's Up, Doc?, start here.
The mood
Light and funny, romantic.
The pace
Light on its feet, at 1 hr 14 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.

An Arizona gas station owner faces comic adventures after traveling with an eccentric millionaire to New City, where he meets up with a small-time con woman and is repeatedly mistaken for a gangster.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 780 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Malcolm St. Clair

  • Jack HaleyDanny Decker
  • Rochelle HudsonAnn Garrison
  • Arthur TreacherCarter
  • Eugene PalletteRaymond Q. Nash
  • Douglas FowleyDuke Stacey
  • John QualenSleepy
  • Maurice CassFingerprint Expert
  • Wallis ClarkRalph Wilkinson - G-Man
  • Lelah TylerMrs. Cue
  • Tom KennedyPete