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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Slim Summerville
Mark Reed
Zasu Pitts
Connie Clark
George Barbier
Jasper B. Ogden
Lucile Gleason
Flo Bowen
Verree Teasdale
Elsie Carpenter
Donald Meek
Luther Bowen
Purnell Pratt
Marchall Durant
Adrienne Dore
Louise
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Edward Buzzell
- Writers
- Edward Buzzell, Norman Krasna
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Edward Buzzell directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Philip Cahn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 293 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Edward Buzzell, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Philip Cahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Slim Summerville and Zasu Pitts and George Barbier carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0024273 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- George Robinson
- Editing
- Philip Cahn
- Runtime
- 65 min · 1h 5m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Edward Buzzell
Production companies
Who made it
Universal Pictures
US
Key crew
- Theatre PlayHoward Lindsay
- Theatre PlayBertrand Robinson
- EditorPhilip Cahn
- Art DirectionStanley Fleischer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1933-10-01
