Million Dollar Legs (1932)

A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money. Either a masterpiece of absurdity or a triumph of satire, ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz (by), Henry Myers (by),

Stars:

Jack Oakie, W.C. Fields, Andy Clyde

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Oakie	...	Migg Tweeny
W.C. Fields	...	The President
Andy Clyde	...	The Major-Domo
Lyda Roberti	...	Mata Machree
Susan Fleming	...	Angela
Ben Turpin	...	Mysterious Man
Hugh Herbert	...	Secretary of the Treasury
George Barbier	...	Mr. Baldwin
Dickie Moore	...	Willie - Angela's Brother

Storyline

A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money. Either a masterpiece of absurdity or a triumph of satire, depending on your mood, but it's quite possibly the funniest movie ever made, and becomes even funnier with subsequent viewings.

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Plot Keywords:

olympics | cabinet meeting | spy | goat | weightllifter | 

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Taglines:

It's Insane -- It's Joyous

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Genres:

Comedy | Sport

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

A todo gas

Filming Locations:

Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz was inspired to write this film by the wild events of the 1928 Olympic games held in Amsterdam, particularly by an Albanian pole-vaulter who took to the field wearing a pair of goatskin shorts.

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Goofs

Supposedly all Klopstokian males are named George, but the female lead's younger brother (Dickie Moore) is named Willie.

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Connections

Referenced in Seishun no yume imaizuko (1932)

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Soundtracks

"You're in the Army Now"
(uncredited)
Music Traditional
In the score as Fanfare for the President's entrance

User Reviews

A memorable movie

It has "the Woman no Man can resist" and "Woof Blugle Jig". All the rest is just frosting on a deliciously silly cake. I love W.C. Fields, but even if you are relieved to know that he does not dominate this film you can be assured that Lyda Roberti, Jack Oakie and Ben Turpin are more than capable of carrying out what is a very funny farce on the Olympics.