Twenty years is an awfully long time, but after two decades, johnny blue paul thomas is finally getting his second shot at love. 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. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Download million dollar legs for free watch or stream. His trademarks were his crosseyed appearance and adeptness at vigorous physical comedy. The asbestos lie the past and present of an industrial catastrophe. Its one of many craycray comedies herman mankiewicz had a hand in in the early 30s. If you like high energy screwball comedy, this nonsensical. Million dollar legs 1932 full movie download full hd. Fields plays the president of klopstokia, a bankrupt european country that makes a bid for fame and fortune by entering its top athletes in the 1932 summer. He wrote wheeler and woolseys girl crazy 1932 and diplomaniacs 1933, wrote the story for. Clines comedy million dollar legs 1932 as mata machree, the woman no man can resist, a mata haribased spy character who is hired to undermine the president of klopstokia played by w.
Fields in a still from the paramount film million dollar legs, 1932. Here it appears in a madeondemand dvd released jointly by universal and turner classic movies. Hate to do this to you, but million dollar legs was not w. Fleming also received featured roles in he learned about women and what was to remain her bestremembered film, million dollar legs 1932, an absurdist comedy directed by eddie cline. Million dollar legs is a zany, madcap comedy thats absolutely hilarious, with many of the great clowns of the time. Turpin worked with notable performers such as charlie chaplin and laurel and hardy, and was a part of the mack sennett studio team. France includes asbestosis in the list of occupational diseases.
Film fanatics might be forgiven for assuming that the film in gftff called million dollar legs would either be about betty grable nope, thats the 1939 film of the same title or esther williams nope, thats the 1952 film million dollar mermaid, which isnt included in pearys book speaking of which, none of williams films are. 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. 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. Its still a great movie, though, and lyda robertis garbo parody is especially surreal. Opening to million dollar legs 1932 vhs by paramount logos 15 parodys. Million dollar legs 1932 the country of klopstokia enters the olympics, led by their president w. Million dollar legs, us lobbycard, from left, ben turpin, george barbier, 1932. Overview of million dollar legs, 1932, directed by edward cline, with jack oakie, w. In klopstokia brush manufacturer baldwin george barbier boards ship.
That was her majesty, love with marilyn miller and ben lyon, made at warner bros. Million dollar legs 1932 official trailer, organic. Million dollar legs was originally a 1932 paramount film. July 8 is the anniversary of the release date of the allstar paramount comedy million dollar legs 1932, directed by eddie cline. 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. If you like high energy screwball comedy, this nonsensical collection of sight gags, quips and double entendres is for you. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to agreement overage terms. Fresh off a triumphant tour for believe it, tony williams and company were subjected to merciless pressure to create a hit album.
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. Hes having trouble with his hat, which he will throughout the movie, but even more trouble trying to decide on what manner of address to use. Watch million dollar legs full movie in hd visit a small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter th. Million dollar legs the 1932 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Le film million dollar legs 1932 vostfr streaming gratuit et legal. Mankiewicz all about eve, 1950, this madcap, precode comedy is. Movie dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpg videos on usb flash drives. Herman mankiewicz serving ben hecht for publicity related to the motion picture million dollar legs. Million dollar legs is a 1932 american precode comedy film starring jack oakie and w. Signed as an actor at rko radio, herbert played a variety of comic and noncomic roles in films like hook line and sinker 1930, danger lights 1931 and. Its fastpaced, funny, zany, and strongly recommended. His salesman migg tweeney jack oakie runs to catch the boat, knocking down angela susan fleming.
Herman mankiewicz serving ben hecht for publicity related. Some 180 million children aged 517 or 73 per cent of all child labour ers are now believed. The fun begins when jack oakie, playing an american traveling. Fields million dollar legs 1932 bp9rey from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations. Fields as the president of the mythical land of klopstokia, is sitting in his horsedrawn coach and speaking into a dictation machine horn, relaying some manner of business intended for a general. These 18 films, spread over five dvds, include fieldss classic features like the hitherto scarce million dollar legs 1932 and the bank dick 1940, as well as several noteworthy. Million dollar legs, us lobbycard, from left, ben turpin, george. It was agreed that the ilo should initially receive one million us dollars from. A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932. Collection aviva slesin collection of research and production materials for the tenyear lunch. In one of my favorite scenes in million dollar legs, w. Million dollar legs paramount, 1932, directed by edward cline, may have a a backstage musical sounding title to it revolving around sexylegged chorus girls, but is actually a surreal comedy with all the elements of a slapstick silent mack sennett comedy, minus the keystone kops and bathing beauties.
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