EARTHWORM TRACTORS(1936)
Exactly what you would expect from Joe E. Brown! A lot of
slapstick, a little(very little) humor, a couple of pretty
girls and a paper thin plot! Brown plays a wannabe salesman
whose girl pushes him to try to think bigger in his sales, so
he takes on trying to sell tractors! C
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
"Earthworm Tractors" is a very good 30's-style comedy,
with pleasantly silly main characters and a story designed
to set up some good comic sequences. It's the kind of
movie that can easily come out badly if not done with
some skill, but this one is done nicely and it works.
Joe E. Brown plays Alexander Botts, a self-described
born salesman and master mechanic, whose real talent
is for getting in over his head. His attempts to make
a big sale of tractors to grumpy, old-fashioned lumberman
Johnson (Guy Kibbee) lead him into one disaster after
another. Much of it is stock humor, but it is pleasantly
done, and there are some particularly funny sequences
of the tractor rampaging out of control. Kibbee and
Brown are both good, giving deliberately exaggerated
performances that work well. It's mostly a two-man
show, but the rest of the cast does well when called
on.
Anyone who likes comedies of the era should enjoy
this film. It's very pleasant, and at times is
hilarious. - Snow Leopard
Joe E. Brown ... Alexander Botts
June Travis ... Mabel Johnson
Guy Kibbee ... Sam Johnson
Dick Foran ... Emmet McManus
Carol Hughes ... Sally Blair
Gene Lockhart ... George Healey
Olin Howland ... Mr. Blair
Joseph Crehan ... Mr. Henderson
Rosalind Marquis ... Telephone Girl
Charles C. Wilson ... H.J. Russell (as Charles Wilson)
William B. Davidson ... Mr. Jackson (as William Davidson)
Irving Bacon ... Taxicab Driver
Stuart Holmes ... The Doctor
Harry Depp ... Johnson's Bookkeeper (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Henry Hall ... The Banker (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell ... Telegram Boy (uncredited)
Henry Otho ... Road Worker (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... Road Construction Worker (uncredited)
Russ Powell ... Hardware Man (uncredited)
John J. Richardson ... Accident Spectator (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Accident Spectator (uncredited)
Jack Wise ... Johnson's Clerk (uncredited)
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