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The rage of the stage! Now, the scream of the screen! In the laughingest, looniest picture ever! morePlot:
Ed Wynn, a waiter, tries to get hit employers daughter a start on the stage; Ginger Rogers replaces Ethel Merman when Merman is kidnapped. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
You should "Follow the Leader" and see this delightful, silly, silly comedy. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ed Wynn | ... | Crickets |
 | Ginger Rogers | ... | Mary Brennan |
 | Stanley Smith | ... | Jimmie Moore |
| Lou Holtz | ... | Sam Platz |
| Lida Kane | ... | Ma Brennan |
| Ethel Merman | ... | Helen King |
| Bobby Watson | ... | George White |
| Donald Kirke | ... | R.C. Black |
| William Halligan | ... | Bob Sterling |
| Holly Hall | ... | Fritzie Devere |
| Preston Foster | ... | Two-Gun Terry |
| James C. Morton | ... | Mickie |
| Tammany Young | ... | Bull |
| Jack La Rue | ... | A Gangster |
| William Gargan | ... | A Gangster |
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1.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review)Filming Locations:
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Satan's Holiday moreFAQ
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Luckily I saw this slice of candy corn at Cinefest, the annual silent & early film festival held each March in Syracuse, New York. I was one of 200 lucky viewers who got to see Ed Wynn at his peak of popularity. Seeing Ed's childish face and extreme mannerisms one can see why he became such a big hit on stage and with that silly voice a huge hit on radio. I've read he could work a room into hysterics, but was basically shy one on one. The plot is thin, but this is a star vehicle, so if you like the star -- it works hilariously. Decades later Red Skelton, Jerry Lewis and more recently Jim Carrey would imitate this style of comedy, with its child-like giddiness. Support film preservation & attend film festivals and write your reviews for the IMDB. The more these little gems get exposed the more like they will be released on video & DVD!