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A cameraman helps an heiress to get rid of her financial adviser, who wants to get her money.
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Rusty Cammeron / Pop Cammeron / Grandpop Cammeron
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Lucia Corlane
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Miss Lucky Vista
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Grantland D. Farns
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Mrs. Shanway (as Pam Britton)
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Mr. Hugh Shanway
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Boyle ...
Bystander (uncredited)
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Earl (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Dignitary on Dais (uncredited)
Dick Cherney ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Dignitary on Dais (uncredited)
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Movie Projectionist (uncredited)
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Police Captain (uncredited)
Redmond Doms ...
Man at Launching (uncredited)
Paula Drew ...
Grandpop's Girl (uncredited)
Michael Dugan ...
Pete (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Grandpop's Girl (uncredited)
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Mr. Whittle (uncredited)
Jim Hayward ...
Film Lab Watchman (uncredited)
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Grandpop's Girl (uncredited)
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Boy in Camera Shop (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
Wendie Lee ...
Woman Launching Boat (uncredited)
Bill Lewin ...
Street Construction Workman (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Street Construction Workman (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Woman Who Undresses (uncredited)
Erin Selwyn ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Tiny (uncredited)
Harry Stanton ...
Man at Boat Launching (uncredited)
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Admiral Battlevitz (uncredited)
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Street Construction Workman (uncredited)
Henry Sylvester ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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Construction Guard (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
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Millie (uncredited)
Jean Vachon ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Mayor (uncredited)
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Man Who Undresses (uncredited)
Pat Williams ...
Nurse (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ...
Woody - Steward (uncredited)
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Mr. Tirson (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jack Donohue

Written by

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Ivan Tors ... (screenplay) and
Devery Freeman ... (screenplay) and
Harry Ruskin ... (screenplay)
 
Marshall Neilan Jr. ... (story)

Produced by

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Harry Ruskin ... producer

Music by

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George Stoll ... (as Georgie Stoll)
Albert Sendrey ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Paul Vogel ... director of photography (as Paul C. Vogel)

Editing by

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John Faure
Robert Watts
Ferris Webster

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Eddie Imazu

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
Lillian Rader ... hair stylist
Lee Stanfield ... makeup artist
William Tuttle ... makeup designer

Production Management

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Al Shenberg ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fletcher Clark ... second assistant director
Dolph Zimmer ... assistant director
John Waters ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Carl Beondé ... props
F. Keogh Gleason ... associate set decorator (as Keogh Gleason)
Eddie Imazu ... associate art director
Hal Millar ... prop shop
John Miller ... props

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording supervisor
Howard Fellows ... boom operator (uncredited)
John A. Williams ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects
Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Stunts

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Gil Perkins ... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Terrell ... stunt double: Red Skelton (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Coppersmith ... camera operator
Chet Davis ... gaffer
Otto Dyar ... still photographer
Henry Forrester ... grip
Bill Shaw ... best boy
Tom Smith ... grip
Harry Stradling Jr. ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gertrude Kirkwood ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Albert Sendrey ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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William J. Hole Jr. ... script supervisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

"Rusty" Cammeron tries to get out of debt by doing some free-lance newsreel photography, but his efforts fall woefully short and end in some kind of mishap. Lucia Corlaine rescues him from drowning and he falls madly in love with her. Lucia, a wealthy young lady, is trying to build a real estate project but a group of crooks and swindlers are out to stop her. Written by Les Adams

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Also Known As
  • The Cameraman (United States)
  • Fotógrafo por accidente (United States, Spanish title)
  • Amour et caméra (France)
  • O Homem das Calamidades (Brazil)
  • Fotógrafo por accidente (Mexico)
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  • 71 min
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Budget $996,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Red Skelton runs and jumps onto the fire truck, it is a reenactment of a Buster Keaton gag from The Cameraman (1928). See more »
Goofs When Rusty is in the doctor's office, he starts to open the door to the dressing room. In the next shot from inside the dressing room, he opens the door again. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997). See more »
Crazy Credits Similar to the Fred Allen film "It's In the Bag," Skelton narrates the opening credits, cracking jokes about the cast, crew, and even the title itself ("Please tell your friends. We'd like to make a little money on this picture."). See more »
Quotes Rusty Cammeron: [Grandpop and Rusty have just finished watching Clark Gable in "Boom Town"] Grandpa, I couldn't bring myself to slap a woman.
Grandpop Cammeron: In your case, it's a necessity.
Rusty Cammeron: Well, supposing they don't go for it?
Grandpop Cammeron: You've got to assert your masculine dominance; if she takes it, that's love.
Rusty Cammeron: Well, what if she slaps back?
Grandpop Cammeron: That, my boy, is marriage.
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