Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.
Arline Judge
- Young Lady at Dance
- (scenes deleted)
Wade Boteler
- Detective Flannery
- (uncredited)
Joyce Davis
- Undetermined Minor Role
- (uncredited)
John Elliott
- Dinner Guest
- (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
- Poker Game Kibitzer
- (uncredited)
Rochelle Hudson
- Miss Jones - at Dance
- (uncredited)
Ivan Lebedeff
- Count Dimitriff
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaRochelle Hudson's debut as an actress, not only a "voice" in cartoons.
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- Quotes
Bill Hepburn: Oh, don't run away yet! just feel these cushions!
- SoundtracksPop! Goes the Weasel
(uncredited)
Traditional 17th century English song
Played by the band at the party
Danced to by Edna May Oliver and Hugh Herbert, as well as guests
Played at the end
Featured review
Allergic To Work
The unusual teaming of Edna May Oliver and Hugh Herbert are the main treats behind Laugh And Get Rich. For those of you who are used to the Hugh Herbert of those Warner Brothers musicals, you'll find him quite a bit more restrained here.
Herbert and Oliver are a married couple who with daughter Dorothy Lee run a boardinghouse. They have to take in tenants because Herbert will not go out and get a job. The man is just plain allergic to work, preferring to spend time inventing Rube Goldberg type contraptions that he figures will make him rich. Add to that he's also a mark for every get rich quick scheme for the rent money that Oliver has to squeeze from tenants because he won't.
They are in love however and that fact is brought out in the film's best scene when at a country club dance Herbert and Oliver go into the best Virginia Reel this side of Gone With The Wind. They manage to knock the stuffings out of many an expanded shirt at the dance and it's done oh so charmingly.
Dorothy Lee is the apex of a romantic subplot with Russell Gleason and John Harron. I think you can figure out whether she chooses home town kid Gleason and city slicker Harron. Harron in fact has quite a large agenda in this film.
Laugh And Get Rich is not a great film, but definitely one that should satisfy the fans of either of the big screen's best identified character players.
Herbert and Oliver are a married couple who with daughter Dorothy Lee run a boardinghouse. They have to take in tenants because Herbert will not go out and get a job. The man is just plain allergic to work, preferring to spend time inventing Rube Goldberg type contraptions that he figures will make him rich. Add to that he's also a mark for every get rich quick scheme for the rent money that Oliver has to squeeze from tenants because he won't.
They are in love however and that fact is brought out in the film's best scene when at a country club dance Herbert and Oliver go into the best Virginia Reel this side of Gone With The Wind. They manage to knock the stuffings out of many an expanded shirt at the dance and it's done oh so charmingly.
Dorothy Lee is the apex of a romantic subplot with Russell Gleason and John Harron. I think you can figure out whether she chooses home town kid Gleason and city slicker Harron. Harron in fact has quite a large agenda in this film.
Laugh And Get Rich is not a great film, but definitely one that should satisfy the fans of either of the big screen's best identified character players.
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- bkoganbing
- Mar 10, 2011
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