Don’t Get Personal
Don’t Get Personal
1936, English. Directed by William Nigh.
"3 HITCH-HIKE MUSKETEERS ON THE LAUGH-ROAD TO ROMANCE!"
Two college students, Bob McDonald and Arthur Hale, find themselves expelled after they are unable to pay their tuition. Desperate for money, the pair heads to Central Park and decides to auction off their services to the highest bidder. A wealthy young woman named Sally van Ranseleer places the winning bid—her last five dollars—to hire them to drive her and her dilapidated car from New York to Ohio. During the journey, Bob and Sally begin to develop feelings for each other, though Bob remains stubborn and flustered, insisting he doesn't need a "liability" like her. After a fight, Sally leaves Bob and returns to her wealthy family to marry her "dullard" fiancé, Freddie Miller. To force Bob into admitting his feelings, Sally's father announces her immediate marriage to Freddie. Learning of the wedding while working as a telephone lineman, Bob rushes to the estate. In a climactic moment, he cuts the power wires to the lights during the ceremony and elopes with Sally.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- William NighDirector
- James DunnBob McDonald
- Sally EilersSally van Ranseleer aka Jinxy
- Pinky TomlinArthur Hale
- Spencer ChartersMr. Charles van Ranseleer
- Doris LloydMrs. Charles van Ronseleer
- George ClevelandThe Farmer
- George MeekerFreddie Miller
- Jean RogersBlondy
- Vera LewisSpinster (Uncredited)
- Lillian HarmerThe Farmer's Wife
- Charles ColemanThe Butler
- Lucille LundBridesmaid
Details
- Released
- 12 February 1936
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Wilhelm Thiele, Edmund L. Hartmann, George Waggner
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Don’t Get Personal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 1936. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Don’t Get Personal?
Don’t Get Personal (1936) was directed by William Nigh and stars James Dunn, Sally Eilers, Pinky Tomlin.