1 / 6
RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Will Power
1936 0h 16m EN
👍
7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
Edgar thinks he finally has a plan that will force his lazy, mooching brother-in-law to get a job. First, Edgar has some friends help him to stage a fake heart attack. Then, while he is supposed to be recovering, he taps into a source of mystical will power to do the rest.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
Florence Lake
Florence Kennedy
Kitty McHugh
Nurse
Dot Farley
Mother
Jack Rice
Brother
Harrison Greene
R.W. Midgley the Boss
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Arthur Ripley
- Writers
- John Grey
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Arthur Ripley directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 16-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Edgar Kennedy and Florence Lake and Kitty McHugh carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0235055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 16 min · 0h 16m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Arthur Ripley
Production companies
Who made it
RKO Radio Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerLee S. Marcus
- CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1936-03-05
