How fast can you make a lot of money?
In $1000 A Minute, a Depression era comedy, Roger Pryor and Edgar Kennedy bet on this idea, and also on how fast they can spend the money.
This typical low-budgeter from B-studio Republic was written by Joseph Fields, who later made a greater impression with his scenario for the 1942 comedy, My Sister Eileen, starring Rosalind Russell.
Oscar Nominations:1
Sound Recording: Republic
Oscar Context:
The winner was Douglas Shearer (Norma’s brother) for the sound of MGM operetta, Naughty Marietta.
