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Scratch-As-Catch-Can (1931)

Nov 06, 1931 Comedy 0h 19m
54%
User Score
5.6/10

Overview

Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Comedy).

Mark Sandrich
Director

Top Billed Cast

Bobby Clark
Bobby Clark
Paul McCullough
Paul McCullough
James Finlayson
James Finlayson
Phil Dunham
Phil Dunham
Charlotte Ogden
Charlotte Ogden
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
Robert Graves
Robert Graves
Constantine Romanoff
Constantine Romanoff
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on February 11, 2024

Hmmm. I struggled a bit with this. Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough find themselves arriving, Cleopatra-style, in a gymnasium where they encounter a man pleasantly enjoying a steam bath. In the course of their rather strained antics, they manage to trap him in the machine with the steam and the freeze settings on full blast! Meantime, "Sandow" (Charlotte Ogden) is under huge pressure to get wealthy industrialist "Clackworthy" to sign an insurance policy. Her team are so useless she reckons any old man off the street could do a better job. Guess who gets picked? They are misdirected to the home of "Gilfoil" (James Finlayson) who is President of the very same insurance company and Clark convinces him to buy a $100,000 policy whilst his pal works on his guest. They don't quite use persuasion a...

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