The Stage Hand (1933)
1933 · Short film · 20 min · dir. Harry Langdon
- Comedy
Synopsis
The story is set in the village of Oskaloosa, which is in Iowa -- Langdon's home state. A silent movie-style opening title informs us that the town needs a new fire engine, so they decide to stage a play to raise the money. (Nothing more is heard about this, but the finale involves a fire emergency at the theater.) In the opening scene the community players rehearse at the home of the director, a pompous lady named Mrs. Winters. Harry, of course, is The Stage Hand.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Harry Langdon
- Writer
- Eddie Davis
- Studio
- Educational Films Corporation of America
- Released
- 1933-09-07
- Running time
- 20 minutes
Cast & crew
Harry Langdon Director- Harry Langdon
- Marel Foster
- Eddie Shubert
- Ira Hayward
- Maryen Lynn
- Rollin Grimes
- Harry Hammill
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Marvelous! · Albert Schlef · 2010-04-30
Marvelous film! Funny! I was rofling not once! What's unique in this film is how Harry Langdon plays. He acts very naturally. It isn't like contemporary movies where the actors are dramatizing. This film is rather short. It seems many movies from that era are quite short. When you think about it you see that there's nothing wrong in it. This film is well worth watching. The end of the film isn't as hilarious, but I give it five starts nevertheless.
