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Cracked Nuts

  • 1931
  • Approved
  • 1h 5min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
6,1/10
409
LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in Cracked Nuts (1931)
CommediaMusicaleRomanticismo

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaTo impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup d'et... Leggi tuttoTo impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup d'etat. He tries to achieve this with a bomb, but then something goes wrong.To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup d'etat. He tries to achieve this with a bomb, but then something goes wrong.

  • Regia
    • Edward F. Cline
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Ralph Spence
    • Al Boasberg
  • Star
    • Bert Wheeler
    • Robert Woolsey
    • Dorothy Lee
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,1/10
    409
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Edward F. Cline
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Ralph Spence
      • Al Boasberg
    • Star
      • Bert Wheeler
      • Robert Woolsey
      • Dorothy Lee
    • 16Recensioni degli utenti
    • 9Recensioni della critica
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    Interpreti principali22

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    Bert Wheeler
    Bert Wheeler
    • Wendell Graham
    Robert Woolsey
    Robert Woolsey
    • Zander Ulysses Parkhurst
    Dorothy Lee
    Dorothy Lee
    • Betty Harrington
    Edna May Oliver
    Edna May Oliver
    • Aunt Minnie Van Arden
    Leni Stengel
    Leni Stengel
    • Queen Carlotta
    Stanley Fields
    Stanley Fields
    • Gen. Bogardus
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Boris - First Revolutionary
    Frank Thornton
    • Revolutionary
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Man at Elevator
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Nick Bolin
    • Orchestra Leader
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Buster Brodie
    Buster Brodie
    • Royal Humidor
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Eugene Burr
    • Royal Toothpick
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Harvey Clark
    Harvey Clark
    • King Oscar
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Bud Geary
    Bud Geary
    • Footman
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Frank Lackteen
    Frank Lackteen
    • Assassin
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    • Member of the Royal Guard
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Wilfred Lucas
    Wilfred Lucas
    • Minister
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Eric Mack
    • Royal Ashtray
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    • Regia
      • Edward F. Cline
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Ralph Spence
      • Al Boasberg
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    Recensioni degli utenti16

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    7tavm

    Cracked Nuts was another funny Wheeler & Woolsey flick

    This Wheeler & Woolsey comedy smacks of both The Marx Brothers and Abbott & Costello since it takes place in a mythical country that always has conflict and has a routine reminiscent of "Who's on First?" (though it may also resemble the "Why a Duck?" routine from the Marxes' The Coconuts). Wheeler has bought the country to finance a revolution and Woolsey has bought the previous king's crown. Among the supporting players-usual leading lady Dorothy Lee as Wheeler's love interest and once again they do a romantic song, Edna May Oliver as her mother who doesn't approve of the union, Ben Turpin as cross-eyed as ever, and Boris Karloff as one of Wheeler's butlers though his voice sounded different from what I'm used to when I first heard him here. This might have been before his break-out turn as The Monster in Frankenstein since both this and that are from the same year. In summary, I laughed plenty at Cracked Nuts so that's a recommendation.
    8ksf-2

    vaudeville team makes FUN adventure film

    Cracked Nuts is a Wheeler and Woolsey vaudeville-type comedy made during the downward spiral of the depression. The patter, jokes, and non-stop puns come out quickly, with pauses for audience laughter (in the first half of the film). The jokes start right from the beginning, even during the opening credits. Look for Boris Karloff, who had already made 60 movies by 1931. Director Ed Cline had been directing comedies since 1916, so he certainly knew his business. He had also directed most of the W C Fields movies, which explains the great comedic timing. Character actress Edna May Oliver is Aunt Minnie, who always played the disapproving, prim & proper matriarch in Tale of Two Cities, Little Women, and tons of other movies. Beautiful Dorothy Lee, with her big expressive eyes, plays Betty Harrington, and had already made several movies with Wheeler & Woolsey, so she knew their timing. German actress Leni Stengel plays Carlotta. Fun, if a little dated, (note the blocks of ice being delivered at the start of the movie) it has the feel of an Abbott & Costello film. Although the plot and jokes are the stars here, unlike in an A & C movie, where it was more about the stars. It was made prior to the Hays Code, and except for a gay reference at about 23 minutes in, it is not at all sexual or naughty, although there are opportunities, since the king wears a kilt... This 1931 version does not seem to be related to the 1941 film of same name, which was also directed by Ed Cline. For an even funnier Wheeler and Woolsey film, watch Peach O Reno...
    10Ron Oliver

    Mr. Wheeler & Mr. Woolsey Are At It Again

    A couple of CRACKED NUTS find themselves mixed-up in a Latin American revolution.

    Wheeler & Woolsey, America's greatest forgotten comedy team - Burt Wheeler was the short guy with curly hair, Robert Woolsey had the spectacles & cigar - find themselves in a film with as inane a plot as any they ever made. Which is all to the good as far as the Boys are concerned, as it gives them ample opportunity to sling the dialogue at each other, fast & furious. They are never boring & always funny (their El Dorinda map routine, with fierce general & villain Stanley Fields, will remind viewers of the Brothers Marx).

    Unfortunately, their co-stars are given few lines with any life. Dorothy Lee is, appropriately, Wheeler's love interest, but she gets little to do except look kewpie-doll-cute. The formidable Edna May Oliver does what she can in the role of Miss Lee's dragon aunt, but she deserves much better dialogue to be really effective. Interestingly, there is no interaction between her character & Woolsey, as might be expected. Far better roles would await Miss Oliver in years to come & she would not disappoint.

    Boris Karloff appears as a financier trying to foment revolution. Once again, his lines let him down & give him very little to work with; he gives no hints in this RKO film as to the legend he would very shortly become at Universal Studios. Movie mavens will recognize Silent Cinema comic Ben Turpin as the cross-eyed bombardier.

    Wheeler & Miss Lee sing ‘Dance And The World Dances With You.'
    GManfred

    (Groan)

    That's the way they do it in comic strips when a bad joke takes place. In that case, "Cracked Nuts" would be festooned with these literary exclamations, due to the great number of bad jokes. I take a back seat to no one in my admiration for Wheeler and Woolsey, but this picture must represent the nadir of this very funny comedy team's association.

    The inane screenplay is not very good, about Wheeler becoming the king of a mythical kingdom, of which Woolsey is already the king. You can see a very young-looking Boris Karloff as one of his advisers, and also one of Hollywood's best character actresses in Edna May Oliver, who steals most of the scenes she's in. There's a good song and dance number between Wheeler and his girlfriend, Dorothy Lee.

    And that's about it in this very disappointing, unfunny comedy. This one is a far cry from "Half Shot At Sunrise", which is one of their best.
    6bkoganbing

    Hail, Hail El Dorania

    Getting there first, exploring grounds that the Marx Brothers covered so thoroughly in Duck Soup are the RKO team of Wheeler&Woolsey who get themselves mixed up in the politics of some backwater country in South America in Cracked Nuts. Bob Woolsey wins the throne of El Dorania in a crap game and spends the rest of the film trying to avoid assassination plots cooked up by disgruntled general Stanley Fields.

    Woolsey's partner Bert Wheeler has his own problems in the romance area. He's in love with Dorothy Lee, but he's got to deal with her formidable aunt, Edna May Oliver. Wheeler is the schnook of the team, playing parts that Eddie Cantor and later Danny Kaye would do with far more acclaim.

    Cracked Nuts might not be all its cracked up to be. I'd certainly rate Duck Soup over it. Yet it does have its moments, particularly the last attempt at Woolsey's life by Ben Turpin, dropping bombs during a ceremony.

    It's a film that can stand on its own merits. But I wish Edna May Oliver had more screen time. She's a favorite of mine and I've never been disappointed with her in any performance. She's reason enough to see Cracked Nuts.

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    • Quiz
      While Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey are discussing potential battle plan over the map, a possible embryonic version of "Who's on First?" is spoken between the two.
    • Blooper
      When Edna Mae Oliver stomps on Bert Wheeler's left foot, he grabs his right foot in pain.
    • Citazioni

      Queen Carlotta: Have you never thought seriously of marriage?

      Zander U. Parkhurst: Certainly! That's why I'm single.

      Queen Carlotta: Ah - love - love is intoxication...

      Zander U. Parkhurst: Yeah, and marriage is the hangover!

    • Connessioni
      References Check and Double Check (1930)
    • Colonne sonore
      Dance
      (1931) (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Tierney

      Lyrics by Ray Egan

      Sung and Danced by Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee

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    • Data di uscita
      • 18 aprile 1931 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Celebre anche come
      • Assorted Nuts
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti(Studio)
    • Azienda produttrice
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Colore
      • Black and White

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