The Nuisance

Fast-talker extraordinaire Tracy gives one of his quintessential wiseguy performances as a conniving ambulance chaser who falls in love with Evans, unaware she's a special investigator for a streetcar company he's repeatedly victimized.

Cast

Lee Tracy

as Joseph Phineas 'Joe' Stevens

Madge Evans

as Dorothy Mason

Frank Morgan

as Dr. Buchanan Prescott

Charles Butterworth

as Floppy Phil Montague

John Miljan

as John Calhoun

Virginia Cherrill

as Miss Rutherford

David Landau

as Kelley

Greta Meyer

as Mrs. Mannheimer

Herman Bing

as Willy

Samuel S. Hinds

as Mr. Beaumont

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