When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his paintings cheaply from a family who have no idea of their value.
Acting
Dressler's final performance—warmth and comic timing at their peak.
Direction
Sam Wood finds humanity in a script that could've been cruel.
Director
Sam Wood
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Marie Dressler's final film; she died of cancer months after filming, making her scenes as the ailing Abby unintentionally poignant. The film itself is considered partially lost.
Based on a 1932 Broadway hit that ran 224 performances—Hollywood rushed to capitalize before the stage memory faded, a common 1930s practice.
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