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The Public Menace (1935)

The Public Menace poster
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newspaper reporter keeps getting fired and rehired because of a manicurist he is tricked into marrying. They bicker and struggle through their forced relationship while he tries to keep his job.

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What happens

The Public Menace is a 1935 American black-and-white romantic drama film starring Jean Arthur, George Murphy and Douglass Dumbrille. A newspaper reporter keeps losing and regaining his job due to a manicurist he is persuaded to marry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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