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5.5/10 • 11

1930-12-261h 15m

ComedyRomance

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.

Directors
Edward F. Cline
Editors
Archie Marshek

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Bert Wheeler

    Bert Wheeler

    Wilbur Boswell

  2. Robert Woolsey

    Robert Woolsey

    Addington Ganzy

  3. Dorothy Lee

    Dorothy Lee

    Mary Marsh

  4. Jobyna Howland

    Jobyna Howland

    Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

  5. Natalie Moorhead

    Natalie Moorhead

    Duchess Bessie Von Essie

  6. Hugh Herbert

    Hugh Herbert

    Hotel House Detective

  7. George F. Marion

    George F. Marion

    Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy

  8. William B. Davidson

    William B. Davidson

    Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

  9. Stanley Fields

    Stanley Fields

    McKay, Blackwell Henchman

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

5/10

This starts off with Messrs. Wheeler and Woolsey nonchalantly riding their tandem when they are pulled over by a police officer. Moments later that have fast-talked their way into selling him insurance for just about everything and we are clued up for what to expect over the next 75 minutes. It turns out our two sweet-talkers could sell sand to the Saudis - and when they meet up with "Mary" (Dorothy Lee) who is on the run from her wealthy, overbearing, mother, they agree to help her run her ramshackle hotel that soon becomes a roaring success. That success is, however, based on a few false premisses -and that causes more that it's fair share of adventures and mis-haps. When it works, the partnership works well and it is funny and fast-paced, but it is far too long and after a while the comedy becomes wearisome and predictable.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
hotelmothergangadvertisinginsurance