| Mind Your Own Business | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Screenplay by | John Francis Larkin Dore Schary |
| Produced by | Emanuel Cohen |
| Starring | Charlie Ruggles Alice Brady Lyle Talbot Benny Baker Gene Lockhart Jack La Rue |
| Cinematography | Robert Pittack |
| Edited by | George McGuire |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mind Your Own Business is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by John Francis Larkin and Dore Schary. The film stars Charlie Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot, Benny Baker, Gene Lockhart, and Jack La Rue. It was released on December 18, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
It features an early appearance from Jon Hall then acting under the name "Lloyd Crane".[3]
Plot
Cast
- Charlie Ruggles as Orville Shanks
- Alice Brady as Melba Shanks
- Lyle Talbot as Crane
- Benny Baker as Sparrow
- Gene Lockhart as Bottles
- Jack La Rue as Cruger
- Jon Hall as Scoutmaster Davis
- Frankie Darro as Bob
- William Demarest as Droopy
- Robert Baldwin as Jimmy Jeeper
- Nick Stewart as Butler
- Paul Harvey as Brannigan
- Theodore von Eltz as District Attorney Adams
- Duke York as Cruger's Henchman
- Charles C. Wilson as Detective
- David Sharpe as Tommy Finch
Critical reception
In their March, 1937 edition, Modern Screen gave the film a two-star review and wrote, "If you like Charlie Ruggles' absentminded cut-ups, you will find this good entertainment. But we'd give you a gilt-edged guarantee that you won't have a dull moment watching this, anyhow. Alice Brady is the reason for such a seemingly rash statement. Giving good characterizations, when the opportunity occasionally presents itself, are Lyle Talbot, Frankie Darro, Benny Baker, Gene Lockhart and Jack LaRue. But characterization, and even plot, fade into unimportance alongside a combination like the Ruggles-Brady one. They're the whole picture."[4]
References
- "Mind Your Own Business (1936) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- Sandra Brennan (2016). "Mind-Your-Own-Business - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
- Vagg, Stephen (April 9, 2022). "The Campy, Yet Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Jon Hall". Filmiink.
- "Mind Your Own Business". Modern Screen. Vol. 14, no. 4. March 1937. p. 139.