The Merry Frinks

The Merry Frinks
Directed by	Alfred E. Green
Written by	Gene Markey Kathryn Scola
Produced by	Robert Lord Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Aline MacMahon Guy Kibbee Hugh Herbert
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	Bernhard Kaun
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	May 26, 1934 (1934-05-26)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Merry Frinks is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert. It is also known by the alternative title of Happy Family.

Plot

A put-upon mother inherits a fortune, on the condition that she abandon her deadbeat family. This spurs her family members to attempt to reform themselves in an effort to win her back.[1]

Cast

• Aline MacMahon as Hattie 'Mom' Frink
• Guy Kibbee as Uncle Newt Frink
• Hugh Herbert as Joe 'Poppa' Frink
• Allen Jenkins as Emmett Frink
• Helen Lowell as Amelia 'Grandma' Frink
• Joan Wheeler as Lucille Frink
• Frankie Darro as Norman Frink
• Ivan Lebedeff as Ramon Alvarez
• Harold Huber as Benny Lopez
• Louise Beavers as Camille, Hattie's Maid
• Maidel Turner as Mrs. Shinliver
• Harry Beresford as Mr. J. Harold Brumby
• Harry C. Bradley as Dr. Shinliver
• James Bush as Oliver Gilfin
• Charles Coleman as Witherspoon, Hattie's Butler
• Joan Sheldon as Frieda Shinliver
• Ethel Wales as United Charities Worker
• Edward Keane as Truant Officer
• Ivan Linow as Barkefky, the First Russian
• Michael Visaroff as Katzelmalov, the Second Russian

References

1. Hanson p.215

Bibliography

• Hanson, Philip. This Side of Despair: How the Movies and American Life Intersected During the Great Depression. Associated University Presse, 2008.

External links

• The Merry Frinks at IMDb
• The Merry Frinks at AllMovie
• The Merry Frinks at the TCM Movie Database
• The Merry Frinks at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films