Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

The Stage Hand

  • 1933
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
27
YOUR RATING
Harry Langdon in The Stage Hand (1933)
ShortComedy

Add a plot in your language

  • Director
    • Harry Langdon
  • Writers
    • Harry Langdon
    • Eddie Davis
  • Stars
    • Harry Langdon
    • Marel Foster
    • Ira Hayward
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    27
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harry Langdon
    • Writers
      • Harry Langdon
      • Eddie Davis
    • Stars
      • Harry Langdon
      • Marel Foster
      • Ira Hayward
    • 2User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos

    The Stage Hand (1933)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Harry Langdon
    Harry Langdon
    • Harry
    Marel Foster
    Ira Hayward
    Eddie Shubert
    Eddie Shubert
    Rollin Grimes
    Maryen Lynn
    Harry Hammill
      • Director
        • Harry Langdon
      • Writers
        • Harry Langdon
        • Eddie Davis
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      Storyline

      Edit

      User reviews2

      Review
      Review
      Featured review
      5/10
      Not bad for Langdon in the 30s, but not at all up to the standards of his silent comedies
      This film was made by Harry Langdon for Educational Films--a low-budget studio known for it's cut-rate productions. At this point in his career, Langdon was no longer a star but eked out a living in cheap comedies for a variety of studios (such as Hal Roach, Educational and Columbia--among others). Unfortunately, these films are a far cry from the wonderful shorts Langdon made in the days of silents.

      Harry is a stagehand in a local production. However, instead of concentrating on the rehearsal just before the curtain is raised, the janitor takes him aside and shows him his still and insists that Harry have a few drinks. Prohibition was in effect in the US until December, 1933 and it would seem this film came up just before this--when drinking was illegal. Up until its repeal, alcohol was a pretty popular theme in films--so it's not surprising they'd use this in this short comedy. Seeing Harry have a drink and his reaction was pretty funny and it certainly was not surprising to see where the film would go from there--a drunk Harry and his janitor friend would make a mess of the production--though the film lacks a decent resolution and the end of the film is a bit of a jumbled mess.

      Compared to other Langdon films of the 30s that survive to this day, this one is decent and is good for a few laughs. However, it just isn't as fresh and clever as his earlier work and if you are expecting genius, this film isn't it. Instead of his sweet child-like persona of the early films, here he relies on cheaper laughs by being a klutz or playing drunk--not exactly subtle, huh?
      helpful•4
      1
      • planktonrules
      • Sep 10, 2008

      Top picks

      Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
      Sign in

      Details

      Edit
      • Release date
        • September 8, 1933 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Production company
        • Educational Films Corporation of America
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Technical specs

      Edit
      • Runtime
        20 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

      Related news

      Contribute to this page

      Suggest an edit or add missing content
      • IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
      • Learn more about contributing
      Edit page

      More to explore

      Recently viewed

      Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
      Get the IMDb App
      Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
      • Get the IMDb App
      • Help
      • Site Index
      • IMDbPro
      • Box Office Mojo
      • IMDb Developer
      • Press Room
      • Advertising
      • Jobs
      • Conditions of Use
      • Privacy Policy
      • Your Ads Privacy Choices
      IMDb, an Amazon company

      © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.