Cracked Nuts (1941 film)
Cracked Nuts is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Erna Lazarus and Scott Darling. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer, William Frawley, Shemp Howard and Astrid Allwyn. The film was released on August 1, 1941, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3] It has no relation to the same-titled Wheeler and Woolsey film of 1931, which Cline also directed.
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Produced by | Joseph G. Sanford |
| Screenplay by | Erna Lazarus Scott Darling |
| Starring | Stuart Erwin Una Merkel Mischa Auer William Frawley Shemp Howard Astrid Allwyn |
| Cinematography | Charles Van Enger |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Erwin plays a small-town goofball who wins $5000 in a radio contest. He plans to use the money to marry his sweetheart (Merkel), but instead is conned into investing it in a phony robot scheme by Kabikoff (Auer); the prototype is actually his partner (Shemp) in a robot suit. When he discovers he's been swindled, he sets out to try and get his money back, but easier said than done.
Cast
- Stuart Erwin as Lawrence Trent
- Una Merkel as Sharon Knight
- Mischa Auer as Boris Kabikoff
- William Frawley as James Mitchell
- Shemp Howard as Eddie / Ivan
- Astrid Allwyn as Ethel Mitchell
- Ernie Stanton as Ivan the Robot
- Mantan Moreland as Burgess
- Hattie Noel as Chloe
- Francis Pierlot as Mayor Wilfred Smun
- Will Wright as Sylvanus Boogle
- Emmett Vogan as Mr. McAneny
- Tom Hanlon as Dixon
- Pat O'Malley as Officer #1
References
- "Cracked Nuts (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- Robert Firsching. "Cracked Nuts (1941) - Edward F. Cline". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
- "Cracked Nuts". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
External links
- Cracked Nuts at IMDb