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Mr. Chump

  • 1938
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
103
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Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane, and Penny Singleton in Mr. Chump (1938)
Comedy

A small town boy prefers playing the trumpet to working.A small town boy prefers playing the trumpet to working.A small town boy prefers playing the trumpet to working.

  • Director
    • William Clemens
  • Writers
    • George Bricker
    • H.W. Hanemann
  • Stars
    • Johnnie Davis
    • Lola Lane
    • Penny Singleton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    103
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • George Bricker
      • H.W. Hanemann
    • Stars
      • Johnnie Davis
      • Lola Lane
      • Penny Singleton
    • 5User reviews
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    Johnnie Davis
    Johnnie Davis
    • Bill (Scats) Small
    Lola Lane
    Lola Lane
    • Jane Mason
    Penny Singleton
    Penny Singleton
    • Betty Martin
    Donald Briggs
    Donald Briggs
    • Jim Belden
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    • Ed Mason
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Sheriff Frank Hinton
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Abner Sprague
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Mr. Koeper
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Pop
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Theatre Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Brooks
    • Inn Patron
    • (uncredited)
    John Harron
    John Harron
    • First Bank Examiner
    • (uncredited)
    Shep Houghton
    • Inn Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Mrs. Fletcher
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Luden
    Jack Luden
    • Inn Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Mortimer
    Edmund Mortimer
    • Night Club Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Mower
    Jack Mower
    • Second Bank Examiner
    • (uncredited)
    Ronald R. Rondell
    Ronald R. Rondell
    • Inn Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • George Bricker
      • H.W. Hanemann(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Bill's imaginary profit of $5,370 would be over $119,500 in 2024 dollars.
    • Goofs
      Bill lists the profits he's made each year from 1930 to 1937 then boasts of the total he's made in seven years, but that range of years is actually eight years, not seven.
    • Soundtracks
      It's Against the Law in Arkansas
      Music by Bernard Hanighen
      Lyrics by Charles Henderson and Winston Tharp
      Performed by Johnnie Davis and Penny Singleton

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    4/10
    A Trumpet and a Toupee
    Unemployed trumpet tooter Johnnie Davis (as Bill "Scats" Small) hopes for a big win playing the stock market. Perky girlfriend Penny Singleton (as Betty Martin) wishes Mr. Davis would get a real job. Employed bank manager Donald Briggs (as Jim Belden) also desires Ms. Singleton and conspires to keep Davis from getting a job. In one of the film's highlights, Davis interrupts his rival's traditional band with some modern swing-styled playing on his trumpet.

    The most popular member of Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, Davis was a real "swing" record and radio star. Singleton went on to do the "Blondie" movie series. Jack Mower and John Harron are notable bank auditors. Lola Lane seems ill-suited in her subsidiary role. If you take away Davis' trumpet and the toupee worn by Chester Clute (as Edward "Ed" Mason), director William Clemens doesn't have much left.

    **** Mr. Chump (8/8/38) William Clemens ~ Johnnie Davis, Penny Singleton, Donald Briggs, Chester Clute
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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mister Chump
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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