For Beauty's Sake

For Beauty's Sake is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by Shepard Traube (1907–1983)^[1] and written by Walter Bullock, Ethel Hill and Wanda Tuchock.^[2] The film stars Ned Sparks, Marjorie Weaver, Ted North, Joan Davis, Pierre Watkin and Lenita Lane. The film was released on June 6, 1941, by 20th Century Fox.^[3][4][5]

For Beauty's Sake
Directed by	Shepard Traube
Screenplay by	Walter Bullock Ethel Hill Wanda Tuchock
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Ned Sparks Marjorie Weaver Ted North Joan Davis Pierre Watkin Lenita Lane
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	Nick DeMaggio
Music by	David Buttolph
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	June 6, 1941 (1941-06-06)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A young astronomy professor Bertram Erasmus Dillsome is forced by the terms of his late aunt's will to take over the running of her beauty salon in order to gain his inheritance. However, with the assistance of one of his students who has developed a crush on him, he manages to expose a gang of criminals operation out of the salon who may have murder his aunt.

Cast

• Ned Sparks as Jonathan B. Sweet
• Marjorie Weaver as Dime Pringle
• Ted North as Bertram Erasmus Dillsome
• Joan Davis as Dottie Nickerson
• Pierre Watkin as Middlesex
• Lenita Lane as Dorothy Sawter
• Richard Lane as Mr. Jackman
• Lotus Long as Ann Kuo
• Glenn Hunter as Rodney Blynn
• Lois Wilson as Mrs. Lloyd Kennar
• John Ellis as Lloyd Kennar
• Olaf Hytten as Father McKinley
• Tully Marshall as Julius H. Pringle
• Phyllis Fraser as Julia
• Isabel Jewell as Amy Devore
• Nigel De Brulier as Brother
• Janet Beecher as Miss Merton
• Margaret Dumont as Mrs. Franklin Evans
• Helena Phillips Evans as Mrs. Jellico