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RUNTIME
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Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Dear! Deer!
1942 0h 17m EN
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
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6.3
IMDB
★10.0TMDB · 1★6.3IMDB · 21
Comedy
Synopsis
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Errol goes to a convention with his pal, but upon his return tells his wife he was on a deer hunting trip, and then lapses into amnesia.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Leon Errol
Leon Errol
Lydia Bilbrook
Mrs. Errol
Harry Harvey
Ed Taylor
Bud Jamison
Judson, the butler
Ann Summers
Mrs. Jean Errol
Russell Wade
Philip Errol
Dorothy Granger
Woman from Atlantic City
Fred Kelsey
Policeman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ben Holmes
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ben Holmes directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 17-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Leon Errol and Lydia Bilbrook and Harry Harvey carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0236145 — 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
- 17 min · 0h 17m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 21 votes
Also by
Ben Holmes
Production companies
Who made it
RKO Radio Pictures
US
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1942-10-23
