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Release Date:
1 August 1931 (USA) morePlot:
Jack's father is sending Jack away to keep him from the gambling, booze, girls and late nights. He has Ossie go as Jack's companion... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Bela Lugosi steals the show moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Joe E. Brown | ... | Ossie Simpson |
| Ona Munson | ... | Constance Palmer |
| William Collier Jr. | ... | Jack Hackett |
| Marjorie White | ... | Penny Packer |
| Holmes Herbert | ... | John Hackett, Sr. |
| Margaret Livingston | ... | Mabel Robinson |
 | Bela Lugosi | ... | Pancho |
| Thelma Todd | ... | Gertie Gardner |
| Grayce Hampton | ... | Aunt Polly |
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65 min | 72 min (TCM print)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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[writing notes down in his notebook]Ossie Simpson: Monday - Jack flirted with waitress. Knows a good dish when he sees one. Period.
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The star of this movie is listed as Joe E. Brown, the big-mouthed (literally) comedian who looks as if he could eat a hamburger in one bite. However, stealing the scene whenever he is present, is Bela Lugosi, in a change-of-pace role considering he starred in "Dracula" earlier that year (1931). Here, Bela (a native Hungarian) is a hot-tempered South American (Pancho). When Joe E. Brown (Simpson) accidentally spurts some ink on Bela's dessert at a diner, Bela goes into a maniacal rage. So naturally, their two paths keep crossing. Later Joe E. Brown has a fender-bender with Bela's car... Bela winds up driving off with Brown's car in tow! Bela has some wonderful opportunities to show his comedic abilities. When his girlfriend asks Bela to explain a mix-up to Joe E. Brown (Simpson), Bela goes: "To Simpson-- never!" and opens his mouth wide in a mugging imitation of Joe E. Brown. A must-see movie for Bela Lugosi fans who only consider him a horror actor.