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Easy Living

Easy Living

It's dizzy - it's daffy, It's cockeyed - it's laughy!

19377.11h 28m

Overview

J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Written by Preston Sturges, Vera Caspary
Produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr.
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Top Cast

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Mary Smith

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

J.B. Ball

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

John Ball Jr.

Mary Nash

Mary Nash

Mrs. Jenny Ball

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Van Buren

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Mr. Louis Louis

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Mr. Gurney

William Demarest

William Demarest

Wallace Whistling

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

E.J. Hulgar

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Lillian

Themes & Keywords

hotelnew york citywealthfur coatmillionairescrewball comedysableluxury hotelfinancierautomat1930sfather son conflict

About Easy Living

Easy Living is a comedy, romance film released in 1937 exploring themes of hotel, new york city, wealth, fur coat, millionaire, screwball comedy. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, it stars Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland. J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.

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