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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Cast
Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly
Lillian Miles
La Belle Lillian
Billy Gilbert
Doc Gilbert
Eddie Foy Jr.
Eddie
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leigh Jason
- Languages
- English
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Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leigh Jason directs. Louis McManus cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 18-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 292 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Editor Louis McManus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Patsy Kelly and Lillian Miles and Billy Gilbert carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0025726 — 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
- Louis McManus
- Runtime
- 18 min · 0h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Leigh Jason
Production companies
Who made it
- HA
Hal Roach Studios
US
Key crew
- EditorLouis McManus
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1934-04-28
Also known as
International titles
- Hi, Sucker!US
