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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Johnnie Davis
Bill "Scats" Small
Lola Lane
Jane Mason
Penny Singleton
Betty Martin
Donald Briggs
Jim Belden
Chester Clute
Ed Mason
Frank Orth
Sheriff Frank Hinton
Granville Bates
Abner Sprague
Spencer Charters
Mr. Koeper
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- William Clemens
- Writers
- George Bricker
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
William Clemens directs. Harold McLernon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Harold McLernon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Johnnie Davis and Lola Lane and Penny Singleton carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0030467 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Editing
- Harold McLernon
- Costume design
- Howard Shoup
- Runtime
- 60 min · 1h 0m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Mr. Chump (1938)
Also by
William Clemens
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerBryan Foy
- SongsBernard Hanighen
- Art DirectionTed Smith
- CinematographyArthur Edeson
- LyricistCharles Henderson
- EditorHarold McLernon
- SoundEverett Alton Brown
- LyricistJohnny Mercer
- Costume DesignHoward Shoup
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- trumpet
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1938-08-08
