Zenobia (1939)

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Walter DeLeon (story) &
Arnold Belgard (story) ...
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Release Date:

21 April 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A southern country doctor is called on by a visiting circus man to cure his sick elephant. After the doctor heals the grateful beast...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Father Daughter Relationship | Farmer | Alienation | Pathos

Cast

Oliver Hardy	...	Dr. Henry Tibbett
Harry Langdon	...	Professor McCrackle
Billie Burke	...	Mrs. Bessie Tibbett
Alice Brady	...	Mrs. Emily Carter
James Ellison	...	Jeff Carter
Jean Parker	...	Mary Tibbett
June Lang	...	Virginia Reynolds
Olin Howland	...	Attorney Culpepper
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Judge
Stepin Fetchit	...	Zero (as Step'n Fetchit)
Hattie McDaniel	...	Dehlia (as Hattie McDaniels)
Philip Hurlic	...	Zeke (as Phillip Hurlic)
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Mr. Dover
Clem Bevans	...	Sheriff
Tommy Mack	...	Mr. Miller - the Butcher
Robert Dudley	...	Court clerk
Hall Johnson Choir	...	The Hall Johnson Choir (as The Hall Johnson Choir)
Zenobia	...	Miss Zenobia - the Elephant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessie Arnold	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
William Bakewell	...	Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited)
Jack Baxley	...	Barker (uncredited)
Edward Broadley	...	Servant (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Helen Brown	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Chester Conklin	...	Farmer (uncredited)
Luke Cosgrave	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Wade Crosby	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Joe Cunningham	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Rankin Daugette	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier	...	Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited)
Jack Egan	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Marie Engel	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Jim Farley	...	Juryman (uncredited)
Mary Foy	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Bud Geary	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Jack George	...	Harpist (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard	...	Juryman (uncredited)
Babe Green	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Edna Hall	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Mark Hamilton	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Winifred Harris	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Olive Hatch	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Fay Holderness	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Bert Howard	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Sydney Jarvis	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Mary Kornman	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Walter Lawrence	...	Barker (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas	...	Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Otto Malde	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
John McCollum	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Kathleen McCormack	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Leila McIntyre	...	Mrs. Langhorn (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Edward McWade	...	Minister (uncredited)
Gertrude Messinger	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Peggy Moran	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Edmund Mortimer	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Myers	...	Party Guest Who Didn't Mind (uncredited)
William J. O'Brien	...	Barker (uncredited)
Bob Perry	...	Juryman (uncredited)
Thomas Pogue	...	Juryman (uncredited)
Paul Power	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Doris Rankin	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Rhoades	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Edwin Richey	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Cyril Ring	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Colonel Robinson	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Amy Busby Roy	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Louise Squire	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Rene Stone	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Thalasso	...	Townsman (uncredited)
Al Thompson	...	Townsman at Zeke's Recitation (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell	...	Mrs. Barrett (uncredited)
Toni Tree	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite	...	Juryman (uncredited)
May Wallace	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Marie Wells	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
William Worthington	...	Townsman (uncredited)

Directed by
Gordon Douglas

Writing credits
Walter DeLeon		(story) (as Walter De Leon) &
Arnold Belgard		(story)
Corey Ford		(screenplay)
Norm Blackburn		treatment (uncredited)
H.C. Brunner		story "Zenobia's Infidelity" (uncredited)

Produced by
A. Edward Sutherland	....	producer

Original Music by
Marvin Hatley

Cinematography by
Karl Struss		(photographed by)
Norbert Brodine		(photographed by) (uncredited)

Film Editing by
Bert Jordan

Art Direction by
Charles D. Hall

Set Decoration by
William Stevens		(as W.L. Stevens)

Costume Design by
Omar Kiam		(gowns)

Production Management
Hal Roach Jr.	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barney Carr	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Warren B. Delaplain	....	sound (as W.B. Delaplain)
William Randall	....	sound

Special Effects by
Roy Seawright	....	photographic effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harry Black	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Ernest Reichert	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Hall Johnson	....	music arranger: choral arrangements

Other crew
Hal Roach	....	presenter

Production Companies

• Hal Roach Studios Inc. (copyright owners)

Distributors

• United Artists (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
• Favorite Films (1946) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Grapevine Video (USA) (VHS) (VCD)
• Janus Films (USA)
• VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Elephants Never Forget (UK)
It's Spring Again (USA) (working title)
This Time It's Love (USA) (working title)
We the People (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #5022) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Hal Roach Studios Inc.

Trivia:

This film was originally developed as a Laurel and Hardy vehicle, but was re-scripted after Stan Laurel had a falling out with Hal Roach and left the studio for quite some time in 1938-1939.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Of Mice and Men (1939)

Soundtrack:

I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls

A pleasant curio!

Oliver Hardy exhibits his talent as a character actor in this well-cast Roach feature. People often make the mistake of expecting a Laurel & Hardy film, which isn't really fair. This is a pleasant diversion, filled with rich characters, including Langdon in perfect form as the owner of a sick elephant.