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A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.
Ernie Adams
- Klopstokian Athlete
- (uncredited)
Samuel Adams
- Secretary of State
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Secretary of War
- (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
- Train Official
- (uncredited)
Bruce Bennett
- Klopstokian Athlete
- (uncredited)
Hobart Bosworth
- Olympics Starter
- (uncredited)
Al Bridge
- Secret Emissary #3
- (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
- Olympics Announcer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaCostar Susan Fleming - who plays Angela - later married comic Harpo Marx and retired from acting. The Marx's marriage was a famously happy and successful one, from 28 September 1936, lasting to Harpo's death at age 75 on 28 September 1964.
- GoofsSupposedly all Klopstokian males are named George, but the female lead's younger brother (Dickie Moore) is named Willie.
- Quotes
The President: Hello sweetheart.
Migg Tweeny: Listen, my name's Tweeny.
The President: You'll always be sweetheart to me.
Migg Tweeny: I know, I know, but there's talk already.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? (1932)
- SoundtracksYou're in the Army Now
(1917) (uncredited)
Music by Isham Jones
In the score as Fanfare for the President's entrance
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I adore this absurdist gem
Jack Oakie stars as an American brush salesman working in the tiny country of Klopstokia. He meets and fall in love with president W.C.Fields's daughter. He is rejected as a potential suitor until he convinces Fields that the nearly bankrupt country can get the money they need by sending a team to the Olympic games in Los Angeles. This seldom seen film is an absurdist masterpiece ... the slogan for Oakie's brush company is "They brush". Fields stays in office by defeating his cabinet in feats of strengths. This movie is the gift that keeps on giving.
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- On Your Mark
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- Runtime1 hour 4 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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