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You're Next!

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You're Next! (1940)
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Two goofball private detectives are hired to find a millionaire who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist.Two goofball private detectives are hired to find a millionaire who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist.Two goofball private detectives are hired to find a millionaire who has been kidnapped by a mad scientist.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
13
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  • Director
    • Del Lord
  • Writers
    • Elwood Ullman(screenplay)
    • Harry Edwards(screenplay)
    • John Grey(story)
  • Stars
    • Walter Catlett
    • Monte Collins
    • Dudley Dickerson
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  • Director
    • Del Lord
  • Writers
    • Elwood Ullman(screenplay)
    • Harry Edwards(screenplay)
    • John Grey(story)
  • Stars
    • Walter Catlett
    • Monte Collins
    • Dudley Dickerson
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    • 3User reviews
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    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • Slocumas Slocum
    Monte Collins
    • Pruittas Pruitt
    Dudley Dickerson
    Dudley Dickerson
    • Samas Sam
    Roscoe Ates
    Roscoe Ates
    • Mr. Tillsonas Mr. Tillson
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • The Janitoras The Janitor
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Corrigan
    Ray Corrigan
    • Gorillaas Gorilla
    • (uncredited)
    John T. Murray
    John T. Murray
    • Baby Face Wesselas Baby Face Wessel
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    • Director
      • Del Lord
    • Writers
      • Elwood Ullman(screenplay)
      • Harry Edwards(screenplay)
      • John Grey(story)
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    Slocum and Pruitt are two bumbling private detectives tracking a mad scientist, "Baby-Face" Wessell," who looks like he just stepped out of a 1930s Universal horror film. They get involved with secret panels, an ape, underground tunnels and mis-matched stock footage. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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    • slapstick comedy
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      • "I made such a funny picture, this ape thought he could frame me, the big baboon!" (Spoken to gorilla by Walter Catlett, behind large picture frame).
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      • Short
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Mystery
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    • Quotes

      [repeated lines]

      Slocum: You know what I ought to do to you?

      Pruitt: But you haven't time.

    • Connections
      References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

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    3/10
    Del Lord and Walter Catlett Can't Find The Humor In This
    A mad scientist wants to turn a millionaire into an ape. Can detective Walter Catlett avoid a similar simian fate when the mad scientist tells him "YOU'RE NEXT"

    Bad shorts even happened to Laurel & Hardy, so one can't get too upset over this collection of unfunny jokes. The racist bits are worse than typical for the 40s, though, which argues that obscurity is the best fate for this. Catlett does show he is better than the material -- acting his part like he's in His Girl Friday -- but he is let down by the whole cheapness of the Columbia short subject milieu. I'm not sure why Del Lord fell so far off form for this, though.

    For short subject fans only.
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    • alonzoiii-1
    • Nov 4, 2013

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    • Release date
      • May 3, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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