IMDb > Six of a Kind (1934)

Six of a Kind (1934) More at IMDbPro »


Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   236 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 17% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Director:
Leo McCarey
Writers:
Keene Thompson (story) and
Douglas MacLean (story) ...
more
Contact:
View company contact information for Six of a Kind on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
7 February 1934 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
When a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Six Times The Fun more (13 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Charles Ruggles ... J. Pinkham 'Pinky' Whinney (as Charlie Ruggles)
Mary Boland ... Flora Whinney

W.C. Fields ... Nuggetville Sheriff 'Honest John' Hoxley

George Burns ... George Edwards

Gracie Allen ... Gracie De Vore
Alison Skipworth ... Mrs. K. Rumford
Bradley Page ... Ferguson, aka Poogie
Grace Bradley ... Goldie
William J. Kelly ... A.B. Gillette (president, 2nd National Bank of Springfield)
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
One of over 700 Paramount productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more
Quotes:
J. Pinkham 'Pinky' Whinney: Can you take care of us?
Hotel desk clerk: Oh, yes, I can give you a room and a hot bath now.
J. Pinkham 'Pinky' Whinney: You give me the room. I'll take the bath myself.
more
Movie Connections:
References The Old Fashioned Way (1934) more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Six Times The Fun, 8 August 2001
10/10
Author: Ron Oliver (revilorest@juno.com) from Forest Ranch, CA

Three zany couples, all SIX OF A KIND, become entangled in a madcap search for stolen bank loot.

This is a lively, hilarious comedy, with the six stars - Charlie Ruggles & Mary Boland, W. C. Fields & Alison Skipworth, George Burns & Gracie Allen - all heartily engaged in doing what they did best: getting laughs.

Ruggles & Boland make another of their film appearances as husband & wife - this time rather more amorous than usual. They were a perfect team - she the strident lioness, he the nervous rabbit - and they dominate most of the screen time here. From beginning to end, they are a delight.

Burns & Allen continue the patter they originated in Vaudeville, perfected on radio & would eventually take to television, with George the perpetual straight man & Gracie the eternal fool. At times in the film she tends to go a bit over the top, but it's difficult to dislike her. Her heart was obviously made of solid gold.

While Skipworth is given rather short shrift - only fragments of her formidable personality flash through - Fields is in his element as the disreputable sheriff of Nuggetville, Nevada. Whether explaining how he got the nickname ‘Honest John' or skulking about at night looking for the missing moola, he is never less than wonderful. Best of all, he gets to perform his entire classic pool routine, preserving it forever for a grateful posterity. Finally, he executes the near miraculous - he gets Gracie to shut up.

Paramount was so pleased with the success of SIX OF A KIND that they wanted to hurry the principle players into another comedy. Only Fields demurred. He felt he had now arrived at the point where he no longer needed to share a movie with other celebrity comics. The Studio finally agreed and began preparation of Fields' first solo starring feature, YOU'RE TELLING ME (1934).

Was the above comment useful to you?
more (13 total)

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Six of a Kind (1934)

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Vacation Sullivan's Travels Vacation in Reno Twentieth Century RV
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Comedy section IMDb USA section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.