Getting a Ticket (1930)

Eddie Cantor tries to fix a speeding ticket.

Director:

Mort Blumenstock

Stars:

Eddie Cantor, Charles C. Wilson

Cast

Cast overview:
Eddie Cantor	...	Himself, Eddie Cantor

Storyline

In court, Eddie Cantor makes a fool of a cop, who retaliates when he catches Eddie speeding. Eddie does a vaudeville routine for the cop, including the song "My Wife is on a Diet."

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Plot Keywords:

actor playing himself | policeman | traffic ticket | motorcycle cop | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 1930 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

11 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"My Wife Is on a Diet"
(uncredited)
Written by George J. Bennett and Charles Tobias
Sung by Eddie Cantor

User Reviews

Banjo Eyes gets pulled over.

'Getting a Ticket', a comedy short starring Eddie Cantor, is much funnier than the peculiar and protracted tailor-shop skit which Cantor had performed a few months earlier in the feature film 'Glorifying the American Girl'.

There are some crudities here: at one point, there's a cut to another camera set-up just in time to step on Eddie's punchline. The jokes in this 1930 movie are dated too: Cantor makes a rueful reference to 'September B.C. -- before the Crash'. He tells a traffic cop that the suspicious bundle next to him is his laundry. When it turns out to be a bottle of Prohibition whisky, Cantor explains 'My wet wash.'

There is an impressive travelling shot as Eddie drives his car down a highway in what appears to be Nassau County, Long Island. When the cop demands to know Cantor's address, Cantor replies 'We moved.' Cantor then sings 'My Wife Is on a Diet', using most of his trademarked physical business.

This delightful short gives us a look at a vitally important performer at the peak of his career, and I'll rate it 9 out of 10.