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'Taint Legal (1940)

NR · 1940-05-25 · 16m · EN
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Edgar Kennedy is over-joyed when told he has won a $5,000 prize in a "How To Be Happy Though Married" contest. A reporter interviews Edgar and his wife Vivien who tell him about their engagement and elopement. Then Viviens father tells them that according to a law he has found in a law-book, they aren't legally married. After a series of misadventures, they learn that the law is a new one and that the Kennedy marriage is legal.

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George JeskeWriterCharles E. RobertsWriterHarry D'ArcyDirector

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Edgar KennedyEdgar KennedyEdgarVivien OaklandVivien OaklandVivienBilly FraneyBilly FraneyVivien's FatherArthur O'ConnellArthur O'ConnellBook SalesmanRobert GravesRobert GravesLouRobert GravesRobert GravesReporterBud JamisonBud JamisonCop

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · RomanceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference321949

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What is 'Taint Legal about?

Edgar Kennedy is over-joyed when told he has won a $5,000 prize in a "How To Be Happy Though Married" contest. A reporter interviews Edgar and his wife Vivien who tell him about their engagement and elopement. Then Viviens father tells them that according to a law he has found in a law-book, they aren't legally married. After a series of misadventures, they learn that the law is a new one and that the Kennedy marriage is legal.

How long is 'Taint Legal?

'Taint Legal has a runtime of 16 minutes.