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Hoots Mon

  • 1940
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Florence Desmond, Max Miller, and Hal Walters in Hoots Mon (1940)
Comedy

An English comedian attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer.An English comedian attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer.An English comedian attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer.

  • Director
    • Roy William Neill
  • Writers
    • Roy William Neill
    • Jack Henley
    • John Dighton
  • Stars
    • Max Miller
    • Florence Desmond
    • Hal Walters
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    41
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Roy William Neill
      • Jack Henley
      • John Dighton
    • Stars
      • Max Miller
      • Florence Desmond
      • Hal Walters
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Max Miller
    • Harry Hawkins
    Florence Desmond
    Florence Desmond
    • Jenny MacTavish
    Hal Walters
    • Chips
    Davina Craig
    • Annie
    Garry Marsh
    Garry Marsh
    • Charlie Thompson
    Edmund Willard
    Edmund Willard
    • Sandy McBride
    Gordon McLeod
    • McDonald
    Robert Gall
    • Alec
    Mark Daly
    Mark Daly
    • Campbell
    Howard Douglas
    Howard Douglas
    • Scotsman Banging Gong
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Robinson
    • Inquisitive Boy in Children's Ward
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roy William Neill
    • Writers
      • Roy William Neill
      • Jack Henley
      • John Dighton
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    6malcolmgsw

    Max Miller the greatest stand up comedian

    As far as i am concerned Max Miller was the greatest stand up comedian this country has ever produced.No i didn't see him but i have all the records including live recordings of him at the Finsbury Park and Holborn Empires.Although some of his films survive what is clear is that he is not the greatest of film comedians.His character just seems to burst out of the screen.The main joke of this film is that Max's humour,like that of many English comedians cannot travel to Scotland.His main protagonist is that very talented comedienne Florence Desmond.However she is such a royal pain that after a short time she becomes a big irritant.So the best bits are when Max is on stage doing his act and the rest is totally forgettable.This film like many British comedies of the 30s did pop up on Channel 4 in the 80s but alas it is unlikely to be shown in the foreseeable future.
    6boblipton

    Miller Struts His Stuff And Miss Desmond Kicks Him Where It Hurts

    Max Miller is the funnest comedian in England; it says so right on his car. He wrangles with Florence Desmond, a wee Scots lass whose act is a series of imitations, including one of Bette Davis which sounds like Katherine Hepburn. She also does Miller's act, which raises his ire, so it's off to Glasgow to make him Scotland's Funniest Comedian too.

    Miller plays his fast-talking, ignorant comic and is pretty good as an old-line music hall performer. Miss Desmond sports a great accent for someone born in Islington, and it all proceeds apace. It's one of the Warner Brothers movies shot in Teddington, and somehow, the director is Roy William Neill, who spent the majority of his career directing dramas and thrillers for Universal and Columbia. He spent a few years in Britain, directing Arliss' last movie and a couple of Max Miller features, then it was back to the US, where he would direct the Rathbone-Bruce Sherlock Holmes and die in 1946, aged 59.

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    • Connections
      Featured in What a Performance! Pioneers of Popular Entertainment: Variety Finds a New Home (2015)
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      Loch Lomond
      (uncredited)

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      Arranged by Bretton Byrd

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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1940 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers First National Studios, Teddington Studios, Teddington, Middlesex, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Warner Brothers-First National Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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