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Too Many Cooks (1931)

Too Many Cooks poster
Directed by
William A. Seiter
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young couple gets married and tries to set up their first home together. But relatives keep interfering with well-meaning but chaotic advice and help.

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What happens

Too Many Cooks is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Jane Murfin and starring Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee, Roscoe Ates and Robert McWade. It was released on July 18, 1931 by RKO Pictures. In 1948 it was remade as the Mexican film The Newlywed Wants a House. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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