Never Say Die (1939)

Director
Elliott Nugent

Main cast
Martha Raye; Bob Hope; Andy Devine; Alan Mowbray; Gale Sondergaard

Genres
Comedy

Description
Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times over. Martha Raye is a Texan heiress who wants to marry her boyfriend Andy Devine, but her father is determined that she marry into royalty. To solve both their problems, Martha Raye and Bob Hope decide to marry, but will they ever find love together?


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