Safety in Numbers (1930 film)

Safety in Numbers is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film. Directed by Victor Schertzinger, it stars Buddy Rogers, and features Kathryn Crawford, Josephine Dunn, and Carole Lombard (in one of her early roles).

Plot
William Reynolds is set to inherit $350 million on his next birthday, but his uncle says he must learn the ways of the world beforehand. His uncle hires three follies girls to guide William around New York.

Cast
Buddy Rogers as William Butler Reynolds
Kathryn Crawford as Jacqueline
Josephine Dunn as 	Maxine
Carole Lombard as Pauline
Roscoe Karns as Bertram Shapiro
Richard Tucker as F. Carstair Reynolds
Francis McDonald as Phil Kemptom
Raoul Paoli as Jules
Virginia Bruce as Alma McGregor
Geneva Mitchell as Cleo Carewe
Louise Beavers as Messalina
Lawrence Grant as Commander Brinker (uncredited)
Tom London as Motorist (uncredited)
Russ Powell as Doorman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Reception
The reviewer for the Motion Picture Herald wrote, "Here's that rare combination of intelligent direction, brilliant dialogue, and rich humor. The result is a picture that is entertainment plus." Mordaunt Hall of The New York Times was less enthusiastic, but praised the musical numbers.

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Category:1930s musical comedy films
Category:American films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:American musical comedy films
Category:Films directed by Victor Schertzinger
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films made before the MPAA Production Code