FIT FOR A KING(1937)
Unfortunatelly, this is a pretty poor copy, with the
beginning jumpy, but it plays through and is worth a
watch!!
Another comedy of Joe E. Brown! And as with all of
his movies, this is filled with slap-stick! Not
really my bag of tea! But this one is really much
better than I expected! B-
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
An amusing comedy which commences with a splendid
joke on the audience and then gathers pace as it
moves with admirable celerity to an ingeniously
staged, all-out slapstick action climax.
The screenplay provides plenty of comic opportunities
for Joe E. Brown, who even gets a chance to demonstrate
both his famous yell and the acrobatic skill he developed
in his vaudeville tumbling act. In many scenes Brown
is particularly well supported by Paul Kelly, of all
people, who here displays an outstanding comic ability
as a straight man I'd not even suspected. Helen Mack,
as usual, makes a delightful heroine and we enjoyed
John Qualen, Halliwell Hobbes and the rest of the
welcome faces in the support cast.
Edward Sedgwick handles the whole affair with
both acumen and pace, assisted by excellent
photography and snappy film editing. Although
produced independently, production values are
mighty impressive with Brown cavorting to great
effect with props galore amidst hordes of extras
in eye-catching sets. - JohnHowardReid
Joe E. Brown ... Virgil Ambrose Jeremiah Christopher 'Scoop' Jones
Helen Mack ... Jane Hamilton / Princess Helen
Paul Kelly ... Briggs
Harry Davenport ... Archduke Julio
Halliwell Hobbes ... Count Strunsky
John Qualen ... Otto
Donald Briggs ... Prince Michael
Robert Warwick ... Prime Minister
Frank Reicher ... Kurtz
Russell Hicks ... Editor Hardwick
Charles Trowbridge ... Mr. Marshall
Dorothy Appleby ... Waitress (uncredited)
Johnny Arthur ... Plotter (uncredited)
Barbara Barondess ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
Eugene Borden ... Gendarme (uncredited)
Shirley Chambers ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
Ann Codee ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Cording ... Thug (uncredited)
Jean De Briac ... Gendarme (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Elsa Janssen ... Maid (uncredited)
Edward Keane ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
P.J. Kelly ... Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Charles Lane ... Spears (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Waiter (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
Doris Rankin ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
Georges Renavent ... Paul (uncredited)
Charles Richman ... Reception Guest (uncredited)
Jack Rutherford ... Ship's Officer (uncredited)
John Graham Spacey ... Constable (uncredited)
Josef Swickard ... Sanitarium Director (uncredited)
Zeffie Tilbury ... Duchess Louise - Reception Guest (uncredited)
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