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A Merchant of Menace (1933)

1933 · Short film · 19 min · dir. Harry Sweet

  • Comedy

Synopsis

Edgar talks his way into becoming the new owner of a department store. It's only when he employs his family to work there and gets a barrage of colorful customers does Edgar really "get the business."

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Details

Director
Harry Sweet
Released
1933-04-20
Running time
19 minutes
Language
English

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★ · Screwball Comedy · rclo · 2012-05-30

Lightweight, wacky shenanigans by a screwy family that blunders into the department store business.

★★ · Less story, more · ghostmadl · 2013-10-08

They needed less story and more slow burn from Kennedy.

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