Double Exposure (1935)

Director:

Lloyd French

Writers:

Burnet Hershey (story), Jack Henley (story)

Stars:

Bob Hope, Jules Epailly, John Berkes

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Bob Hope	...	Photographer / Robert
Jules Epailly	...	Ben Ali Oop
John Berkes	...	Photographer's Assistant (as Johnny Berkes)
Loretta Sayers	...	Wife of Ben Ali Oop

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

impersonation | hairdresser | manhattan new york city | explosion | turban | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Big V Comedies (1935-1936 season) (#5): Double Exposure

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Included in Warner Home Video's 2006 6-disc DVD release "The Busby Berkeley Collection".

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Soundtracks

"Out for No Good"
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played when "Robert" enters the hotel room

User Reviews

Poor, poor Mr Hope...

Please don't watch this film. It's like a concentrate of what was bad in 1930s comedy. This absolutely ridiculous shorty can of course generate some interest as it is one of the very first pictures Bob Hope was in, but otherwise - and even to the absolute Hope fans - it's much better left undisturbed. Really makes you a bit uncomfortable and ashamed and you feel for Mr Hope - the road to stardom was obviously paved with bitter pills like this one that one had to swallow to get a real part in a real film. And to think this was done at the time, when there were comedies by Lubitch and Capra, elegant and witty films that were shot well. This mishmash is barely out of cheap burlesque, and not worth a look for any realistic reason. I think it took the "scriptwriters" less time to concoct this turkey than it takes us to watch it.