Maid to Order (1931)
While trying to nab a gang of diamond smugglers, the police are notified by Scotland Yard that the gang's leader, a beautiful Englishwoman who was on her way to the States to take control of the gang, has been caught. Because the American gangsters don't know what their English boss looks like, the police persuade a female impersonator to pretend to be her and infiltrate the gang.
- Date of release
- 1931-08-28
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery
- Director
- Elmer Clifton
Casting
- Julian Eltinge — Julian Eltinge
- Jane Reid — Joyce Carlyle
- George E. Stone — Shorty (as Georgie Stone)
- Betty Boyd — Lotti Lorraine
- Jack Richardson — Jim McGuire, Smuggler
- Al Hill — Harry
- Kernan Cripps — Detective Scranton (as Kernan Gripps)
- Charles Giblyn — Chief Randall (as Charles Giblin)
- Jean Reno — Bit Role (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Maid to Order is a 1931 American comedy crime film directed by Elmer Clifton from a story by Doris Dembow and A. J. L. Parsons. The film featured songs from Jack Stone, Fred Thompson and George Beauchamp. Julian Eltinge, who plays the lead role, was a well-known female impersonator.
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