General Nuisance (1941)

A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital ... See full summary »

Director:

Jules White

Writers:

Clyde Bruckman (screenplay), Felix Adler (screenplay)

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Elsie Ames, Dorothy Appleby

Cast

Cast overview:
Buster Keaton	...	Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.
Elsie Ames	...	Army Nurse
Dorothy Appleby	...	Dorothy - Army nurse
Monte Collins	...	Sgt. Michael Collins
Cy Schindell	...	Crazy Head Butcher

Storyline

A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care. His induction physical exam, his injury, his hospital stay, and a sudden emergency take us to the question: will she fall for him?

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | nurse | airplane | millionaire | injury | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1941 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Aptly Named

This is not one of the high points of Buster's career. He seems to be used for his remaining marquee value here. Even the two falls from the car near the beginning of the movie do not seem to be performed by him -- when Buster fell, his entire body moved and reacted, like a a trout struggling to not be drawn in by the universe. No, that's a stuntman taking the fall, competently but with no flair, and that makes this a waste of time. Far better to watch him doing little comic bits in big movies.

This is, in short, far more of a Jules White comedy than a Buster Keaton comedy. Although the print on the new Keaton at Columbia set is far better than any more generally available, this is a short only for completists.