The Love Hypothesis
2026 · Romance · Comedy
← Back to discoveries
Film / 1936
Yours for the Asking
Directed by
Alexander Hall
Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
The story
Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
Cast
George RaftJohnny Lamb
Dolores CostelloLucille Sutton
Ida LupinoGert Malloy
Reginald OwenDictionary McKinney
James GleasonSaratoga
Edgar KennedyBicarbonate
Lynne OvermanHoneysuckle
Richard 'Skeets' GallagherPerry Barnes
Walter WalkerMr. Crenshaw
Robert GlecklerSlick Doran
Richard PowellBenedict
Connie EmeraldWoman (uncredited)
See more cast
William ArnoldMan (uncredited)
Jack BarrettDealer (uncredited)
Max BarwynWaiter (uncredited)
Eddie BeckerDealer (uncredited)
Betty BlytheMay (uncredited)
Harry C. BradleyArt Dealer (uncredited)
Jack ByronChauffeur (uncredited)
Ethel ClaytonCasino Patron (uncredited)
Thomas A. CurranMan (uncredited)
Keith DanielsHenchman (uncredited)
Ellen DrewWoman (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman (uncredited)
Jean FowlerWoman (uncredited)
Huntley GordonClark Bering (uncredited)
George GreenDealer (uncredited)
Dave HarrisDealer (uncredited)
Bud HerbertMan (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart HullDeaf-mute (uncredited)
Priscilla LawsonWoman (uncredited)
Groucho MarxSunbather (uncredited)
Al McDonaldDealer (uncredited)
Fred MinterMan (uncredited)
Edmund MortimerMan (uncredited)
Louis NatheauxHenchman (uncredited)
Dennis O'KeefeMan (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.Waiter (uncredited)
Jeanne PerkinsWoman (uncredited)
Albert PolletHeadwaiter (uncredited)
Ralph RemleyO'Rorke (uncredited)
Charles RequaMr. Ames (uncredited)
Henry RoquemorePot-bellied Man (uncredited)
Charles RugglesSunbather (uncredited)
Francis SaylesWaiter (uncredited)
Phillips SmalleyCasino Patrol (uncredited)
Olive TellSociety Woman (uncredited)
Rosemary ThebyWoman (uncredited)
Marie WellsGirl (uncredited)
Sally WestGirl (uncredited)
Florence WixCasino Patron (uncredited)
More to discover
Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
La La Land
2016 · Comedy · Drama
Amélie
2001 · Comedy · Romance
Red, White & Royal Blue
2023 · Comedy · Romance
Poor Things
2023 · Science fiction · Romance