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Too Many Highballs
Too Many Highballs
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Too Many Highballs

1933
20m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1933

Runtime

20m

Storyline

Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his mother-in-law live with him and his wife, Hortense, especially as the in-laws seem to rule the roost ever since they moved in. To get his in-laws out of the house, Harold has regularly left a bottle of booze for Claude to be able to entertain prospective employers. When Harold learns that on all the other occasions the employers have not showed (he assumes there probably were no prospective employers) leaving Claude to consume the booze on his own, he decides to show Claude a lesson by spiking the bottle with castor oil. Complications ensue when Joe, Harold's friend, encourages him to skip work to attend the prize fight. What Joe doesn't tell Harold is that he tells his boss that Harold needs the day off to attend to the sudden death of his brother-in-law.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
20m
Feb 10, 1933
Languages
English
Director
Clyde Bruckman
Clyde Bruckman
Production
Mack Sennett Comedies
Mack Sennett Comedies
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

Lloyd Hamilton

Lloyd Hamilton

Harold Hobbs

Marjorie Beebe

Marjorie Beebe

Hortense Hobbs

Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan

Claude - Harold's Brother-in-Law

Aggie Herring

Aggie Herring

Harold's Mother-in-Law

Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison

Arresting Policeman

Tom Dempsey

Tom Dempsey

1st Traffic Cop

Ernie Alexander

Hot Dog Vendor

Joe Bordeaux

Fight Reporter

Harry Bowen

Harry Bowen

2nd Traffic Cop

Lige Conley

Lige Conley

Ambulance Attendant

Bobby Dunn

Bobby Dunn

Ticket Seller

George Gray

Police Clerk

William McCall

William McCall

Cop in Station

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Two Tens for a Five Gag

Dave Morris

Dave Morris

Civilian in Station

Hugh Saxon

Police Doctor

Dick Stewart

Fight Announcer

Ted Stroback

Chauffeur

Arthur Thalasso

Detective

Fred Warren

Fred Warren

Joe - Harold's Pal

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