When a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds.
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| Charles Ruggles | ... |
J. Pinkham Whinney
(as Charlie Ruggles)
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| Mary Boland | ... |
Flora Whinney
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| W.C. Fields | ... |
Sheriff John Hoxley
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| George Burns | ... |
George Edward
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| Gracie Allen | ... |
Gracie Devore
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| Alison Skipworth | ... |
Mrs. K. Rumford
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| Bradley Page | ... |
Ferguson
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| Grace Bradley | ... |
Goldie
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| William J. Kelly | ... |
Gillette
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| Phil Tead | ... |
Clerk in Newspaper Office
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| William Augustin | ... |
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
Hotel Desk Clerk in Philipsburg (uncredited)
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| Harry Bernard | ... |
Eyeshade Man (uncredited)
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| James Burke | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Kathleen Burke | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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| Neal Burns | ... |
Gillette's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Phil Dunham | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Florence Enright | ... |
Tourist's Wife (uncredited)
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| Martin Faust | ... |
Airport Porter (uncredited)
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| Verna Hillie | ... |
Safe-Deposit Clerk (uncredited)
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Alf James | ... |
Tom (uncredited)
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| Lew Kelly | ... |
Joe - Bank Guard (uncredited)
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| Walter Long | ... |
Hold-Up Man (uncredited)
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| Sam Lufkin | ... |
Hotel Clerk in Glen Falls (uncredited)
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| Robert McKenzie | ... |
Good Time Charlie (uncredited)
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| George C. Pearce | ... |
Tourist (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Starter at Airport (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Steele (uncredited)
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| Leo Willis | ... |
Mike (uncredited)
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| Tammany Young | ... |
Dr. Busby (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Leo McCarey | ||
Written by
| Keene Thompson | ... | (story) and |
| Douglas MacLean | ... | (story) |
| Walter DeLeon | ... | (screen play) and |
| Harry Ruskin | ... | (screen play) |
Produced by
| Emanuel Cohen | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Douglas MacLean | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| John Leipold | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ralph Rainger | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Henry Sharp | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| LeRoy Stone | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Edward Dmytryk | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ... | (uncredited) |
| Robert Odell | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Gene Merritt | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Mack Gordon | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Harry Revel | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| Major McBride | ... | hand double (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Productions, Inc,)
- Paramount Film Service (1934) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1934) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1934) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Studios (2000) (United States) (VHS) (included with "The Bank Dick")
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2002) (United States) (DVD) (included in "3 Movies: George Burns and Gracie Allen Triple Feature")
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2017) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Universal Studios (United States) (DVD) (included with "Here Comes Cookie")
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Captoins (subtitles)
- DVCC Digital Video Compression Center (transfer)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Whinneys share expenses for their trip to Hollywood with George and Gracie and thier Great Dane. A clerk in Whinney's bank has put fifty thousand dollars in a suitcase, hoping to rob Whinney on the road, but instead Whinney takes another road and is arrested in Nevada.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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| Taglines | 6 STAR PICTURE! (original print ad-all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of over seven hundred Paramount Pictures productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Local sponsor interest was minimal, and its initial television broadcasts were few and far between. One of its earliest airings took place in Miami Saturday, April 2, 1960 on Comedy Playhouse on WTVJ (Channel 4). It was released on DVD February 4, 2003 as one of three George Burns and Gracie Allen films, and again November 15, 2016 as a single as part of the Universal Vault Series. See more » |
| Goofs | George Burns' character Name is shown onscreen as "George Edward", but "Edwards" is consistently spoken as his surname. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982). See more » |
| Quotes |
Gracie De Vore:
Oh, what's that? George Edwards: You wouldn't understand. This is a map. Gracie De Vore: Oh, sure, I know what a map is. It's what you take every afternoon when you're tired. I always take an afternoon map. George Edwards: An afternoon map? Gracie De Vore: Sure. George Edwards: I bet when you went to school, you never even reached the fifth grade. Gracie De Vore: Aw, don't be silly. I spent three of the happiest years of my life in the fifth grade. See more » |