Excuse My Dust

"M.G.M.'s Technicolor SONG and FUN film !"

1951 1h 22m EN

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 5

ComedyMusic

Synopsis

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Joe, inventor in an American Small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car, driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his "crazy invention", only his girl friend believes in him. When he's halfway successful, another woman tries to win his heart, and his girl-friend thinks he has quit with her. But on a race for those new horse-less vehicles, he gets in trouble and only his former girl friend is able to help him.

“M.G.M.'s Technicolor SONG and FUN film !”

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Cast

Red Skelton
Joe Belden
Sally Forrest
Liz Bullitt
Macdonald Carey
Cyrus Random, Jr.
William Demarest
Harvey Bullitt
Monica Lewis
Daisy Lou Shultzer
Raymond Walburn
Mayor Fred Haskell
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Belden
Lillian Bronson
Mrs. Matilda Bullitt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roy Rowland
Writers: Stephanie Nordli, George Wells, Bellamy Partridge
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Red Skelton and Sally Forrest and Macdonald Carey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "M.G.M.'s Technicolor SONG and FUN film !".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Roy Rowland directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Red Skelton and Sally Forrest and Macdonald Carey carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "M.G.M.'s Technicolor SONG and FUN film !".
6IMDB entry: tt0043514 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.