A comedy of frustration as assistant director Edgar Kennedy is under pressure to complete a film at the studio in spite of a temperamental star and his obnoxious in-laws.A comedy of frustration as assistant director Edgar Kennedy is under pressure to complete a film at the studio in spite of a temperamental star and his obnoxious in-laws.A comedy of frustration as assistant director Edgar Kennedy is under pressure to complete a film at the studio in spite of a temperamental star and his obnoxious in-laws.
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- Florence's Brother
- (as Billy Eugene)
- Stagehand with Clapboard
- (uncredited)
- Stagehand with Beret
- (uncredited)
- Soundstage Security Guard
- (uncredited)
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- Quotes
Otto, studio policeman: [Not recognizing Edgar as he is dressed in stereotyped director's clothes] Where's your pass?
Edgar, Movie Director: Otto, don't you know me?
[takes off his hat to show him his bald head]
Edgar, Movie Director: Look. it's Edgar, huh!
Otto, studio policeman: [laughs] I didn't know you in them togs.
Edgar, Movie Director: [Embarrassed] Well, I've been duck huntin'.
Otto, studio policeman: What? On a horse?
- SoundtracksChopsticks
(uncredited)
Composed by Euphemia Allen (a.k.a. Arhur de Lulli) (1877)
Under opening credits and hummed by Lake.
Like several of the other films in the series I've seen, this one is too difficult to watch because the family is so awful you just want to see them die--and you wonder why Edgar doesn't just kill them--I know I would have!! It begins with Edgar playing a guy much like himself--an actor and assistant director (yes, he actually directed some films). He gets his big break when the studio asks him to direct the final portion of the film by himself. However, his god-awful family invite themselves to the studio and repeatedly ruin the picture. Their antics might have been cute in smaller doses, but they were such uncaring and terrible people that I think it just went too far (once again) and the comedy got overwhelmed by the nastiness of these characters. Had they toned it down a bit, it might have worked--but here it just lacks any semblance of subtlety or grace. Loud and unpleasant much of the time. Kennedy does the best with what he's got, but even Laurel & Hardy would have had a hard time making this one work.
- planktonrules
- Jun 20, 2011
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- Runtime19 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1