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Pitts and Todd. Pitts and Todd were a 1930s movie comedy duo consisting of actresses ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd. Assembled by Hal Roach as the female counterparts to Laurel and Hardy, [1] the duo's members changed over the years and included actresses Patsy Kelly, Pert Kelton and Lyda Roberti .
Nov 23, 2018 · Thelma and Zasu photographed in 1933's Asleep In The Feet. By Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Before Lucy and Ethel, Laverne and Shirley, or Mary and Rhoda, there were Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts ...
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Aug 2, 2019 · Todd testified before the Grand Jury and Gayle Haffner argues this cost her a role on a radio show, such was the salacious nature of the story. Whatever the exact circumstances of her death, the premature passing of Thelma Todd was a traumatic experience that would stay with ZaSu Pitts for the rest of her life.
On the Loose: Directed by Hal Roach. With Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, John Loder, Claud Allister. The girls, tired of being taken to Coney Island by all the local boys, meet up with two Englishmen who offer to take them on a date--to Coney Island.
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- Comedy, Short
- Hal Roach
- 1931-12-26
Let's Do Things: Directed by Hal Roach. With Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Maurice Black, George Byron. Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.
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- Comedy, Short
- Hal Roach
- 1931-06-06
In an attempt to create a female version of Laurel and Hardy, Roach teamed Todd with ZaSu Pitts for 17 shorts, from Let's do Things (June 1931) through One Track Minds (May 1933). When Pitts left in 1933, she was replaced by Patsy Kelly , who appeared with Todd in 21 shorts, from Beauty and the Bus (September 1933) through An All American ...
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Running time. 20 min. Country. United States. Language. English. On the Loose is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy short released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by Hal Roach, and starring ZaSu Pitts and Thelma Todd. Laurel and Hardy make a cameo appearance .
