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Phony Cronies

Original title: Phoney Cronies
  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 18m
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5.5/10
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El Brendel, Monte Collins, and Tom Kennedy in Phony Cronies (1942)
ShortAdventureComedy

Three incompetents are hired to deliver a large crate (supposedly containing artifacts, but actually containing a live gangster) to a creepy old museum in the middle of the night, leading to... Read allThree incompetents are hired to deliver a large crate (supposedly containing artifacts, but actually containing a live gangster) to a creepy old museum in the middle of the night, leading to various slapstick mishaps.Three incompetents are hired to deliver a large crate (supposedly containing artifacts, but actually containing a live gangster) to a creepy old museum in the middle of the night, leading to various slapstick mishaps.

  • Director
    • Harry Edwards
  • Writer
    • Harry Edwards
  • Stars
    • El Brendel
    • Tom Kennedy
    • Monte Collins
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Harry Edwards
    • Writer
      • Harry Edwards
    • Stars
      • El Brendel
      • Tom Kennedy
      • Monte Collins
    • 3User reviews
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    El Brendel
    El Brendel
    • Oley
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Tom
    Monte Collins
    • Homeowner
    Dudley Dickerson
    Dudley Dickerson
    • Petty Larsen, the Bookkeeper
    Ned Glass
    Ned Glass
    • Crook
    • (uncredited)
    George J. Lewis
    George J. Lewis
    • Crook
    • (uncredited)
    George Ovey
    George Ovey
    • Night Watchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Harry Edwards
    • Writer
      • Harry Edwards
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    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Tom: You've been our bookkeeper for give years and this is the first time our books have been uneven!

      Petty Larsen, the Bookkeeper: Boss, a lot of people are having trouble right now balancing their books.

      Tom: Petty, you said a mouthful.

      Oley: Petty? Say, what is your last name?

      Petty Larsen, the Bookkeeper: Larsen.

      Oley: Larsen. Petty Larsen.

      [chuckles]

      Oley: That's a nice name.

      [does a double take]

      Oley: Hey, wait a minute!

      Tom: Petty Larsen. Maybe that counts for the eight dollars and twenty cents that's missing.

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    Very funny; well worth a look
    This obscure but lively slapstick comedy was probably intended by Columbia for The Three Stooges, but is quite funny as it is. Dudley Dickerson (who appeared in more Stooges shorts than any other black actor) easily steals the show; the sequence where he attempts to catch a mouse in the kitchen is priceless.
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    • May 19, 2001

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Phoney Cronies
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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