His forte turned out to be comedy, as witness his sidesplitting performances as an armwrestling prime minister in million dollar legs 1932 and an aphorismspouting chinaman in diplomaniacs 1933. Fields vehicle based on a short story by future all about eve director joseph l. Key scenes from the absurdist paramount comedy million dollar legs 1932 starring w. One filmmillion dollar legs 1932is almost legendary, while the othertillie and gus 1933is. The asheville film society closes out the year with a w. Its fastpaced, funny, zany, and strongly recommended. Million dollar legs is a tragic textbook example of how record company meddling with creative forces it does not know or understand causes untold heartbreak and disillusionment. Read the full synopsis of million dollar legs, 1932, directed by edward cline, with jack oakie, w. In later life, ben appeared in memorable cameos in paramounts million dollar legs 1932 with w. Fields 1880 1946, left and hugh herbert 1884 1952 take part in an armwrestling contest in a still from the paramount film million dollar legs, 1932. Dearholt had to complete filming of much of the serial back in hollywood. One film million dollar legs 1932is almost legendary, while the othertillie and gus 1933is. The country of klopstokia enters the olympics, led by their president who lifts weights.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for million dollar legs 1932 edward f. Ias rating of the film million dollar legs ia not completely insane, as its reputation suggests, but still one of the biggest oddballs produced by a studio during the early 30s, a prime period for crazy fool comedy. Shelly anderson porsche lynn certainly has the best legs in town, but when she shows up at johnnys club on the day of the premilinary judging for the girl with the million dollar legs contest, she tells them that she really isnt interested in entering the. He starred in only one more short subject, keystone hotel 1935, for warner bros. Almost as soon as sound came to the movies, the movies started blowing raspberries. Million dollar legs dvd, 2014 for sale online ebay. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Jul 08, 2014 the script to million dollar legs was cowritten by his brother joseph, writer of many a notable screenplay himself, including all about eve 1950. All my universal vault dvdmods normally play perfectly. Either a masterpiece of absurdity or a triumph of satire, depending on your mood, but its quite possibly the funniest movie ever made, and becomes even funnier with subsequent viewings.
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Many find it entirely too silly or feel that the movie is nothing more than a string of comedy routines some of them quite dated loosely strung together or that legs loses steam after a while by not staying focused on its initial premise. With special guest john oliver the daily show screening. Its a film that goes for broke with its humor, offering up punchlines every few second. Million dollar legs is a 1939 american comedy film starring betty grable, jackie coogan. Under contract to mack sennetts studios, fields was approached by paramount with a better offer and completed two films for the studio before any of his shorts with sennett were made. Here it appears in a madeondemand dvd released jointly by universal and turner classic movies. Million dollar legs 1932 le streaming en ligne film. Goats and nuts and million dollar legs paramount 1932.
Million dollar legs is total movie anarchy, a throwback to the halcyon days of mack sennett. Telecharger million dollar legs film complet en francais. Fields as president of the mythical country of klopstokia, about to default on its loans until itinerant brush salesman jack oakie comes up. Watch million dollar legs full movie in hd visit a small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter th. May 14, 2015 million dollar legs 1932 is an american comedy film starring jack oakie and w. Million dollar legs 1932 full movie download full hd. Mar 04, 2018 by having klopstokia win the 1932 olympics. Twenty years is an awfully long time, but after two decades, johnny blue paul thomas is finally getting his second shot at love. The first film to kickoff the mankiewicz family weekend. The films title really has nothing to do with anything, but certainly sounds evocative.
A brush salesman in love with the presidents daughter gets athletic klopstokia to enter the olympic games. Million dollar legs is a 1932 american precode comedy film starring jack oakie and w. Million dollar legs is een amerikaanse filmkomedie uit 1932 onder regie van edward f. View historical and todays current inflation rates, using the cpi provided by the united states government.
Its a comedy cornucopia filled with sight gags and verbal nonsense, led by legendary w. The script to million dollar legs was cowritten by his brother joseph, writer of many a notable screenplay himself, including all about eve 1950. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Longshot horse funds collegecrew boosters betty grable, john hartley. Its the 1932 paramount picture million dollar legs, which will screen in the microcinema at the. Watch million dollar legs full movie in hd visit movie 382860 at middleton college, controlled by rich donor melton, only payi. Million dollar legs 1932 is an american comedy film starring jack oakie and w. Paramount, in precode1932, was making, among other films. Million dollar legs 1932 the country of klopstokia enters the olympics, led by their president w. The million dollar movie typically repeats the same film over wortv as often as 16 times per week. Complete your the new tony williams lifetime collection.
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