There's One Born Every Minute

"GYPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK!"

1942 1h 0m EN

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this is discovered, the town fathers try to dump him and show that he is a fake.

“GYPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK!”

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Cast

Hugh Herbert
Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine
Peggy Moran
Helen Barbara Twine
Tom Brown
Jimmy Hanagan
Guy Kibbee
Lester Cadwalader, Sr.
Catherine Doucet
Minerva Twine
Edgar Kennedy
Mayor Moe Carson
Gus Schilling
Professor Asa Quisenberry
Elizabeth Taylor
Gloria Twine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harold Young
Writers: Brenda Weisberg, Robert B. Hunt, Robert B. Hunt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Harold Young, shot by John W. Boyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Hugh Herbert and Peggy Moran and Tom Brown carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "GYPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035427 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harold Young directs. John W. Boyle behind the camera. Frank Skinner scores. Maurice Wright cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Harold Young, shot by John W. Boyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Frank Skinner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Maurice Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hugh Herbert and Peggy Moran and Tom Brown carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "GYPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK!".
8IMDB entry: tt0035427 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.