Crazy House (1943)

Olsen and Johnson attempt to make a movie.

Director:

Edward F. Cline

Writers:

Robert Lees (screenplay), Frederic I. Rinaldo (screenplay),

Stars:

Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha O'Driscoll

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ole Olsen	...	Ole
Chic Johnson	...	Chic
Martha O'Driscoll	...	Marjorie Nelson- alias Marjorie Wyndingham
Patric Knowles	...	Edmund 'Mac' MacLean
Cass Daley	...	Sadie Silverfish
Percy Kilbride	...	Col. Cornelius Merriweather
Leighton Noble	...	Orchestra Leader
Thomas Gomez	...	N.G. Wagstaff
Edgar Kennedy	...	Judge
Andrew Tombes	...	Horace L. Gregory
Ray Walker	...	Radio Host at Drive-in
Robert Emmett Keane	...	Attorney Scatterby
Chester Clute	...	Fud
Billy Gilbert	...	Sid Drake
Richard Lane	...	Hanley

Storyline

Olsen and Johnson attempt to make a movie.

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Plot Keywords:

slang | cigarette smoking | stock footage | slapstick | hollywood california | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Casa de Loucos

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As a gag veteran performers Andy Devine, Leo Carillo, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Johnny Mack Brown and Allan Jones, all of whom make cameos, are given a special "Introducing" title card.

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Quotes

Ole Olsen: Is there a dentist in the house?
Dentist: I'm a dentist!
Ole Olsen: [Shoots him with rifle] How do YOU like getting drilled?

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Connections

Referenced in 100 Years of Comedy (1997)

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Soundtracks

"Get On Board, Little Children"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Don Raye
Music by Gene de Paul
Performed by the Delta Rhythm Boys

User Reviews

The film is as crazy as the house.

Olsen & Johnson go to Universal Studios to film their successor to Hellzapoppin', while everyone at the studio runs for cover. Since no one at the studio will back them, O&J decide to return to Miracle Pictures to get their film started. Since O&J can get no bankable stars, they decide to do the novel approach of having a film w/ new faces including singer Marjorie Nelson (who happens to catch the eye of director Ed MacLean). When films creditors find out that O&J's backer is an eccentric sort who thinks he's a millionaire broker, they put an injunction on the film, and its up to Olsen & Johnson to prove their case in court to save the film. Probably this film was on the same page w/ the WC Fields film, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break with the plot of the comedian(s) trying to film the movie. Olsen & Johnson are up to their same antics again, but after the opening scene of the Universal lot running for cover, the film can't maintain the pace of that scene or what made Hellzapoppin a laugh riot. The musical numbers are nice, but there just seems to be so many in the film, that this is a jukebox film more than a comedy. Still the film has many funny moments and is a sure treat. Rating, 7.