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17 December 1936 (Denmark) morePlot:
Alexander Botts is a self-described natural born salesman and master mechanic, who is trying to make... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Mister Brown & Mister Kibbee Score Comedic Success moreCast
(Credited cast)| Joe E. Brown | ... | Alexander Botts | |
| June Travis | ... | Mabel Johnson | |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Sam Johnson | |
| Dick Foran | ... | Emmet McManus (as Nick Foran) | |
| Carol Hughes | ... | Sally Blair | |
| Gene Lockhart | ... | George Healey | |
| Olin Howland | ... | Mr. Blair | |
| Joseph Crehan | ... | Mr. Henderson | |
| Charles C. Wilson | ... | H.J. Russell (as Charles Wilson) | |
| William B. Davidson | ... | Mr. Jackson (as William Davidson) | |
| Irving Bacon | ... | Taxicab Driver | |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | The Doctor | |
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| Rosalind Marquis | ... | Telephone Girl | |
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Actress Sarah Edwards, while listed in preview credits and shown in at least one still from "Earthworm Tractors" as Mrs. Blair, was cut from final release prints. She is probably best known for her role as Mrs. Hatch in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Alexander first meets Mabel, her stuck car gets mud all over his clothes. He ties a rope to a taxi to pull her car. As soon as he gets into the taxi, the mud is gone from his clothes. moreFAQ
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Alexander C. Botts - a natural born salesman - tries to sell EARTHWORM TRACTORS to a most unwilling businessman.
Based on William Hazlett Upson's short stories for the Saturday Evening Post, this very funny, fast-paced film is an excellent vehicle for Joe E. Brown. His great rubbery face registering amusement, determination or frustration, Brown propels himself from one slapstick situation to another. His goofy antics - moving his girlfriend's house without her permission is just one of them - are genuinely hilarious.
Human pepper pot Guy Kibbee is Brown's perfect foil. Eyes bulging & voice booming, he inevitably finds himself involved in Brown's more dangerous schemes. At one point, words utterly failing him, he discovers his only possible response to Brown's incredible behavior is a quick sock on the jaw.
Mention should be made of laconic Olin Howlin, shoe polish guzzling Gene Lockhart & telephone operator Rosalind Marquis, each of whom add bright moments to the film.
Alert movie mavens will spot two humorous goofs early in the film: 1) In the first scene, when rival Dick Foran parks his car in front of pretty Carol Hughes' home, the cameraman & camera are perfectly reflected in the convertible's driver side window; 2) A little later on, Joe E. Brown's white suit is mad-splattered when he tries to extricate lovely June Travis' auto from a puddle - but when he jumps in with her moments later the fabric has miraculously laundered itself.