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15 June 1930 (USA)
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The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help. full summary | add synopsis
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Unlikely Tale of Love
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(Credited cast)| Jack Benny | ... | Dr. John Harvey | |
| Betty Bronson | ... | Mamie Goltz | |
| E. Alyn Warren | ... | Goltz | |
| Eva Novak | ... | Hulda | |
| Billy Butts | ... | Buddy | |
| Adolph Milar | ... | Peter | |
| George E. Stone | ... | Steve (as Georgie Stone) | |
| Tom Dugan | ... | Charley (as Tommy Dugan) | |
| Vadim Uraneff | ... | Gus | |
| Caroline Rankin | ... | Hattie | |
| Dorothea Wolbert | ... | Sister Wilson |
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USA:66 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)
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Young Mamie Goltz (played by Betty Bronson) and her brother Buddy (Billy Butts) dream of getting away from the influence of their overly abusive and cruel father. When a medicine show comes to town and one Dr. John Harvey (Jack Benny) shows romantic interest in Mamie, she hopes even though she knows it unlikely that somehow her dream will be fulfilled.
The biggest flaw here is our story never seems credible. It's hard to believe Harvey, who our story establishes has an history of using and casting aside girls should so easily fall for Mamie and change his ways just to be with her and to help her although I guess it's not outside the realm of the plausible. Also this film often tries most unsuccessfully to be funny. It never is.