Broadminded (film)
Broadminded is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joe E. Brown.[1]
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| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by | Bert Kalmer Harry Ruby |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Ona Munson William Collier Jr. |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Brown plays Ossie, a New York City playboy sent to California to straighten himself out. He and his cousin, while driving west, pay too much attention to a sedan full of college girls and rear end a car driven by Pancho Arango (Bela Lugosi). The cousins make it to Hollywood where Ossie falls in love with Pancho's daughter.
Cast
- Joe E. Brown - Ossie Simpson
- Ona Munson - Constance Palmer
- William Collier Jr. - Jack Hackett
- Marjorie White - Penny Packer
- Holmes Herbert - John J. Hackett Sr.
- Margaret Livingston - Mabel Robinson
- Thelma Todd - Gertie Gardner
- Bela Lugosi - Pancho Arango
Production
Filming took place in March 1931.[2] The movie was made a few months after Lugosi's hit Dracula was released. Lugosi still used his stare in this film, this time with comedic effect, and looks like he was enjoying himself.
Preservation status
- A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3]
References
- The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Broadminded Retrieved July 10, 2018
- Lennig, Arthur. The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved January 4, 2016
- Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.22 c.1978 by The American Film Institute..Retrieved July 10, 2018
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