Series: ZaSu Pitts & Thelma Todd Director: Jules White Producer: Hal Roach Dialogue: H.M. Walker Photography: George Meehan Editor: Richard C. Currier Sound: James Greene Stars: ZaSu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Released: 20 August 1932 Length: 2 reels Production No.: A-9 Filming dates: May 11-17, 1932 Rating: -/10

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The girls are in their apartment when the landlady calls up to tell them they are wanted on the telephone.  Zasu takes the call (whilst eating an apple) and accepts a job offer for her, Thelma and their monkey to appear in the biggest show of the year whilst fumbling around with the receiver and her apple then rushes back upstairs to tell Thelma. The girls get themselves ready (with the obligatory state-of-undressing shot from Thelma) and make their way to the train depot. At the train depot, the star of the show, Anita Garvin is shown a newspaper advert for her show (see image left) and complains that her name is printed so small that she can hardly read it (!) Soon after, she is attacked by the monkey belonging to Zasu and Thelma. Matters worsen when Miss Garvin spots Miss Todd wearing 'her' coat and forcibly tries to remove it from Thelma.  A wide-eyed Anita calls for a policeman, who attempts to establish the ownership of the coat. REVIEW INCOMPLETE

Trivia • Copyrighted August 24, 1932. • The 10th film in the series. • When the guy at the train depot approaches Anita Garvin and shows her the newspaper advert, it almost sounds like he says to her "Just look at that beautiful ASS"!

	ZaSu Pitts ZaSu
	Thelma Todd Thelma
	Anita Garvin Herself
	Monte Collins Collins
	Lyle Tayo Woman on stairs
	Bobby Burns Train passenger in lower berth
	Otto Fries Policeman
	Paulette Goddard Blonde train passenger
	Charlie Hall Train passenger
	Lois January Showgirl on train
	Dorothy Vernon Landlady
	Hayes Robertson Train porter
	C.L. Sherwood Baggage man
	Bob Minford Man at station
	Baldwin Cooke Father at station
	Harry Wilde Conductor
	John Alban Man at station
	Evelyn Burns Annoyed wife at station
	L.J. O'Connor Baggage room clerk
	Ham Kinsey Man waiting to board train/ Cart pusher
	Ernie Alexander Stunts
	Estelle Etterre Train passenger
	Lorena Carr Train passenger
	Al Thompson Train passenger

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Acknowledgements: Richard Finegan (identification of Lois January) Jack Tillmany (identification of Dorothy Vernon) Jesse Brisson (identification of CL Sherwood, Bob Minford, Baldwin Cooke, Harry Wilde, John Alban, Evelyn Burns, LJ O'Connor, Ham Kinsey, Ernie Alexander, Estelle Etterre, Lorena Carr, Al Thompson) This page was last updated on: 21 August 2024