Summaries

Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.

Boley Bolenciecwcz, he of the un-pronounceable and un-spellable name, is a phenomenal football player and will surely save the day and win the Big Game for Old Siwash...if he can stay awake and pass his exams. But he is kidnapped by a gambling cartel, just in case, since they have heavy sugar on the other team. In and around these happenings float many eccentric characters, including Grandpa, who is old enough to still be fighting the Civil War but not too old to chase blondes; "Seabiscuit," the man who neighs like a horse---don't ask; Professor Murray, who mixes magic with his economics teaching, and goes around extracting eggs from other people's ears.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • literature on screen
  • screwball comedy
  • american literature on screen
  • humoristic literature on screen
  • american humoristic literature on screen
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
  • Musical
  • Sport
Release date Nov 20, 1941
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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