See My Lawyer

"BROADWAY'S SMASH SHOW IT...GRAND SLAMS THE SCREEN!"

1945 1h 8m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 3

ComedyMusic

Synopsis

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Ole and Chic are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub owner, B. J. Wagonhorn, refuses to let them go. In reprisal, they start hurling insults at the nightclub patrons… a ploy that soon has them facing multiple lawsuits… to the delight of three struggling attorneys, Charlie Rodman, Bettty Wilson and Arthur Lane.

“BROADWAY'S SMASH SHOW IT...GRAND SLAMS THE SCREEN!”

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Cast

Ole Olsen
Ole
Chic Johnson
Chic
Noah Beery Jr.
Arthur Lane
Lee Patrick
Sally Evans
Franklin Pangborn
B.J. Wagonhorn
Edward Brophy
Otis Fillmore
Alan Curtis
Charlie Rodman
Stanley Clements
Willie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward F. Cline
Writers: Edmund L. Hartmann, Harry Clork, Stanley Davis
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Olsen & Johnson in Hollywood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward F. Cline, shot by Paul Ivano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Landres shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson and Noah Beery Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "BROADWAY'S SMASH SHOW IT...GRAND SLAMS THE SCREEN!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Edward F. Cline directs. Paul Ivano behind the camera. Paul Landres cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "The Olsen & Johnson in Hollywood Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Edward F. Cline, shot by Paul Ivano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Paul Landres shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson and Noah Beery Jr. carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "BROADWAY'S SMASH SHOW IT...GRAND SLAMS THE SCREEN!".
8IMDB entry: tt0038065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.