Meet the Chump is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Hugh Herbert, Jean Brooks and Anne Nagel.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
| Meet the Chump | |
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Screenplay by | Alex Gottlieb |
| Story by | Hal Hudson Otis Garrett |
| Produced by | Ken Goldsmith |
| Starring | Hugh Herbert Jeanne Kelly Jean Brooks Anne Nagel |
| Cinematography | Elwood Bredell |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA man desperately attempts to avoid giving up the ten million dollar trust that he's been administering so well that there's barely any money left.
Cast
edit- Hugh Herbert as Hugh Mansfield
- Lewis Howard as John Francis Mansfield III
- Jean Brooks as Madge Reilly
- Anne Nagel as Miss Burke
- Kathryn Adams as Gloria Mitchell
- Shemp Howard as Stinky Fink
- Richard Lane as Slugs Bennett
- Andrew Tombes as Revello
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Juniper
- Charles Halton as Dr. Stephanowsky
- Martin Spellman as Champ
- Edward Gargan as Muldoon
References
edit- ^ T.S. (February 27, 1941). "Meet the Chump (1941) At the Palace". The New York Times.
- ^ Fetrow p.303
Bibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
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