The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Erle C. KentonDirector
- Walter DeLeonScreenplay
- Paul M. JonesScreenplay
Cast
- W.C. FieldsSam Bisbee
- Joan MarshPauline Bisbee
- Buster CrabbeBob Murchison (as Larry 'Buster' Crabbe)
- Adrienne AmesPrincess Lescaboura
- Louise CarterMrs. Bessie Bisbee
- Kathleen HowardMrs. Murchison
- Tammany YoungCaddy
- Dell HendersonMayor (as Del Henderson)
- James B. 'Pop' KentonDoc Beebe
- Robert McKenzieCharlie Bogle (as Robert Mc Kenzie)
- Nora CecilMrs. Price
- George IrvingPresident of Tire Co.
Stills
Themes
inventorinventionpre-code