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Director:
Hal Roach
Writers:
Thorne Smith (novel)
Mickell Novack (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 May 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life. | add synopsis
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This film is daft as a brush and great fun more (18 total)

Cast

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Adolphe Menjou ... Phil Manning
Carole Landis ... Sally Willows
John Hubbard ... Tim Willows
William Gargan ... Joel Clare
Verree Teasdale ... Laura Bannister
Mary Astor ... Marion Manning
Donald Meek ... Henry - the Valet
Joyce Compton ... Irene Clare
Inez Courtney ... Miss Edwards
Franklin Pangborn ... Mr. Alan Pingboom
Marjorie Main ... Nora - the Cook
Berton Churchill ... Julian Marlowe
Margaret Roach ... Dixie Gale
Ray Turner ... Mose
Norman Budd ... Jimmy
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
83 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6174) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15
Company:
Hal Roach Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Elsa Peterson, John Davidson and Marshall Ruth are in studio records/casting call lists, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. more
Quotes:
Sally Willows: Now listen to me, Tim Willows, the situation with this dog of yours has gone entirely too far. He goes to a kennel tomorrow or I go!
Tim Willows: Darling, you wouldn't have much fun in a kennel.
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Movie Connections:
Version of "Turnabout" (1979) more
Soundtrack:
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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
This film is daft as a brush and great fun, 29 July 2002
Author: Boyd from London

Goodness knows whats happening in Rocky River Idaho... They must have had a humour extraction... Probably something in the water... This film is a howl... How it hasn't been rediscovered is amazing... United Artists apparently have the rights... Get it out on DVD guys... THIS IS A CAMP CLASSIC... Having all the good and bad points that a film that falls into that catagory needs... Now carefull what you wish if you have bedroom statuary

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