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The Chimp
The Chimp (1932) on 21 may 1932
, 25minutes
Directed by James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Films about lions, Films about apes, Buddy films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, James Finlayson, Bobby Burns, Jack Hill
Rating67% 3.392753.392753.392753.392753.39275
The comedy duo are working at the circus. They first appear in the Pantomime horse and then as assistants to Destructo, a strongman. The circus goes bankrupt after the Big Top is destroyed when Laurel and Hardy cause Destructo's cannonball-catching act to go wrong. The circus can't pay them their wages so Oliver is given a gorilla called Ethel and Stanley a Flea Circus as a pay off. Despite the film's title Ethel isn't a chimpanzee. She is dressed in a ballet tutu and hat. Stanley and Oliver need to find a room to stay in overnight and they go to a guest house. The landlord gives them a room but refuses to let Ethel stay. A lion named MGM after the MGM lion has escaped from the circus. Stanley and Oliver try to smuggle Ethel into their room whilst avoiding MGM. They decide to leave Ethel outside for the night and go to bed. They sleep in the same bed as in all Laurel and Hardy films. Stanley falls out of bed and decides to sleep in the spare bed. Ethel climbs in through the window and gets into bed with Oliver. Ethel steals the blanket from Oliver so he decides to use the spare bed as well as Stanley. They both begin to itch and find that the flea circus has escaped into the bed. Another guest at the house puts some music on and Ethel begins to dance. The landlord has a wife called Ethel and when Oliver tells the gorilla to stop dancing the landlord thinks his wife is in the room with Stanley and Oliver. The landlord confronts Stanley and Oliver with a pistol. At the end the gorilla gets hold of the pistol and begins to shoot, scaring everyone out of the room.
Just Dogs
Just Dogs (1932) on 16 may 1932
, 7minutes
Directed by Burton Gillett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Rating64% 3.233153.233153.233153.233153.23315
Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, the dog who helped Pluto earlier keeps following him too closely for Pluto's tastes, until he digs up a huge bone and gives it to Pluto (who doesn't particularly want to share). But soon all the other escaped dogs are chasing after the bone.
The Rich Are Always with Us
The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) on 21 may 1932
, 1h11
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Ruth Chatterton, George Brent, Bette Davis, John Miljan, Adrienne Dore, John Wray
Rating61% 3.098253.098253.098253.098253.09825
New York City socialite Caroline Grannard and her wealthy stockbroker husband Greg seemingly have a happy marriage until she learns about his affair with Allison Adair. When she confronts him, he confesses he wants a divorce.
State's Attorney
State's Attorney (1932) on 20 may 1932
, 1h13
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors John Barrymore, Helen Twelvetrees, Jill Esmond, Mary Duncan, Ralph Ince, Albert Conti
Rating65% 3.2913253.2913253.2913253.2913253.291325
In this pre-Production Code drama, John Barrymore plays near-alcoholic defense attorney Tom Cardigan who handles a lot of cases for his childhood friend, gangster Valentine "Vanny" Powers (William "Stage" Boyd who used "Stage" as his middle name to distinguish him from the better known William Boyd of Hopalong Cassidy fame).