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English. Million Dollar Legs is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Jack Oakie and W.C. Fields, directed by Edward F. Cline, produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz (co-writer of Citizen Kane) and B.P. Schulberg, co-written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and released by Paramount Pictures.
Sep 16, 2019 · 59:37. Million Dollar Legs. by. Herman J Mankiewicz (uncredited) Topics. comedies, screwball comedies, farce, satire, pre-code, 1932 Olympics, W C Fields, Jack Oakie, Andy Clyde, Susan Fleming, Lyda Roberti, Ben Turpin, Hugh Herbert, Billy Gilbert (uncredited) Publisher. Paramount.
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1h 4m 1932. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A small country decides to enter the Olympic Games to raise money for their soon to be bankrupt home. Cast & Crew. Read More. Edward Cline. Director. Jack Oakie. Migg Tweeney. W. C. Fields. The President. Andy Clyde. The Major-domo.
- Edward Cline
- Jack Oakie
Feb 17, 2019 · A prime example of the vaudeville-influenced lunatic comedy of the early ’30s will be getting a rare screening, presented by the Boston-area’s award-winning film-and-television series Channel Zero. It’s the 1932 Paramount picture Million Dollar Legs, which will screen in the MicroCinema at the Somerville Theatre on Friday, Feb. 22.
Million Dollar Legs traffics in cartoon insanity– in fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a number of the film’s gags resurface years later in Looney Tunes and other abstract stabs at comedy. It’s a film that goes for broke with its humor, offering up punchlines every few second.
Million Dollar Legs is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Jack Oakie and W. C. Fields, directed by Edward F. Cline, produced by Herman J. Mankiewicz (co-writer of Citizen Kane) and B. P. Schulberg, co-written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and released by Paramount Pictures.
