Series: All Star feature Director: Gus Meins Producer: Hal Roach Screenplay: Jefferson Moffitt, William H. Terhune Photography: Art Lloyd Editor: Jack Ogilvie Sound: William Randall Stars: Patsy Kelly, Guinn Williams, Charley Chase, Pert Kelton, Edward Brophy, Harold Huber, Max Rosenbloom, DeWitt C. Jennings, Syd Saylor Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Released: 21 August 1936 Length: 7 reels Production No.: F-10 Filming dates: February - April 1936 Rating: -/10

Kelly The Second

The 'quiet' streets of New York are a bustling noise of bells, whistles and traffic. Molly (Patsy Kelly) is in a rush and dashes out of her apartment and into her car, but a passing truck latches onto the back of her car and pulls her backwards all through the busy streets until he stops. The driver, Cecil Callahan (Guinn Williams) gets out and is confronted by the angry Molly. He eventually apologies but when a passerby tries to intervene a fight breaks out. The police are called and the screaching Molly makes a quick getaway with Callahan in his truck. They arrive at her place of employment (a small drug store on the corner of the Hal Roach back lot, doubling as a cafe) where her boss Doc Klum (Charley Chase) is waiting to reprimand her for being late, but Callahan sticks his face into the situation first. After threatening the boss not to give Molly a hard time for being late, Callahan sits down and orders a meal. Molly crashes into the kitchen door with the chef (Syd Saylor) behind it holding crockery whilst a sick kid (Carl Switzer) comes into the store asking for Doc to call the hopsital, on account that he has swallowed 25 cents (2 dimes and a Buffalo nickel!) Doc gives the boy a potion for his ailment and he leaves. Shortly after, the cops show up looking for Callahan who has ducked down behind the counter. The cop interrogates Doc but when one of the witnesses fingers Molly as being the cause of the fight, Callahan jumps up to defend her. They all end up in court before a judge, who finds Callahan guilty of assault & battery but lets off Doc and Molly for "harboring a criminal and obstructing justice." However, when Doc vouches for Callahan, the judge accepts Doc's drug store as collateral in bailing the brawler out.

Outside the court a fighter by the name of Butch Flynn (real-life boxer Max Rosenbloom) shows up in a chauffeur-driven car, which gives Molly the idea of pitting Callahan up against him in a fight to make some money. That evening Molly gives Callahan a tray of food and tells him to eat it in order to put on the pounds needed to match his opponent in the ring. REVIEW TO 13 MINUTES...

Trivia • Copyrighted July 27, 1936. • Previewed at 85 and 82 minutes. • Re-released January 1948. • This was Charley Chase's last film for Hal Roach. He took third billing. His first scene is after 6 minutes. • Outside Patsy Kelly's apartment building is Roy Seawright's Cleaners. Roy Seawright was visual effects supervisor on the film. • The film poster was designed by Al Hirschfeld. • When Callahan is trying to eat his sandwich whilst wearing his boxing gloves, somebody off screen is making the sound effects of him chewing the glove (it's pretty obvious).

	Patsy Kelly Molly Patricia Kelly
	Guinn Williams Cecil Joseph Callahan
	Charley Chase Doc Klum
	Pert Kelton Gloria
	Edward Brophy Ike Arnold
	Harold Huber Spike
	Max Rosenbloom Butch Flynn
	DeWitt Jennings Judge
	Syd Saylor Dan
	Ernie Alexander Cecil's handler
	Jessie Arnold Mrs. Slocom
	Herbert Ashley Fight arena manager
	Hooper Atchley Bookie
	Harry Bernard Andrews Man
	Harry Bowen Drenched ringsider
	Joe Caits Gangster
	Heinie Conklin Counter customer
	Ray Corrigan Fight arena doorman
	Max Davidson Singing fight spectator
	Bud Geary Hungry diner
	Roy Glenn Fight spectator
	Paul Gustine [?]
	Frank Hagney Louie
	Charlie Hall Ring attendant
	Jack Hill Angry man with pool cue in mouth
	Si Jenks Farmer Slocum
	John Kelly Fighter Biff Andrews
	Donald Kerr Arena waiter
	Leonard Kibrick Newsboy
	Charles McAvoy Policeman
	Larry McGrath First referee
	Buddy Messinger Flynn Handler
	Harold Miller Party guest
	James C. Morton Policeman Mike
	Harry Myers Fight spectator with cigars
	Robert Emmett O'Connor Policeman Joe
	Wheeler Oakman Bookie
	Lee Phelps Andrews man
	Charlie Phillips Arena vendor
	Jack Raymond Ike's henchman
	Francis Sayles Bookie
	David Sharpe Fight spectator
	Harry Strang Ike's henchman
	Carl Switzer Boy with stomach ache
	Harry Tenbrook Ike's henchman
	Dan Tobey Ring announcer
	Monte Vandergrift Policeman at fire hydrant
	May Wallace Landlady
	Tammany Young Pool player
	Billy Gilbert Fur trader [*SCENE DELETED]

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SHOT ON THE BACK LOT (click any image to enlarge)

Acknowledgements: Smile When The Raindrops Fall by Brian Anthony & Andy Edmonds (book) The Charley Chase Talkies 1929-1940 by James L. Neibaur (book) A History Of The Hal Roach Studios by Richard Lewis Ward (book) This page was last updated on: 21 August 2023