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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly
Esther Howard
The Hostess
Herman Bing
Sazarac the Magician
Rafael Alcayde
The Duke of Gigolette
Henry Roquemore
Pinsky
Harry Bowen
Mr. Schmidt - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
The Butler (uncredited)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Parrott
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Parrott directs. William H. Terhune cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 291 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor William H. Terhune shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly and Esther Howard carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0026722 — 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
- William H. Terhune
- Runtime
- 19 min · 0h 19m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
James Parrott
Production companies
Who made it
- HA
Hal Roach Studios
US
Key crew
- ProducerHal Roach
- CinematographyWalter Lundin
- EditorWilliam H. Terhune
- SoundJames Greene
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1935-04-20
