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Something Simple
Something Simple
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Something Simple

1934
18m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1934

Runtime

18m

Storyline

"He was told to put everything out of his mind. It was simple because there was nothing there."

Taken to a hospital, after suffering a dizzy spell, Charley is told by a 'nut', posing as a doctor, that he suffers from 'Tetra-Ethyl", and the only remedy is to sit down, relax, clear the mind and recite a nursery rhyme. The fake doctor gives Charley a package to deliver to Mr. Henderson, the "Supreme Crown of the Knights of the Brown Derby." At the hotel, hosting a convention of "Brown Derbies," Charley suffers a dizzy spell and the only place he can find to sit down is in Mr. Henderson's lap, where he recites "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Mr. Henderson, it is revealed, also suffers from "Tetra-Ethyl." Seized by an attack, Henderson sits down and tries to recite "Who Killed Cock Robin," but forgets the lines, which Charley and Henderson's daughter, Betty, sing in a song together. That, coming at the end of the second reel,is all it takes for Charley and Betty to decide to get married.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
18m
Sep 8, 1934
Languages
English
Director
Charley Chase
Charley Chase
Walter Weems
Production
Hal Roach Studios
Hal Roach Studios
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley

Betty Mack

Betty

Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

Tanhauser

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Drunk

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Nut Doctor

Harry Bowen

Harry Bowen

Desk Clerk

Eddie Baker

Eddie Baker

Motorcycle Cop

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Taxi Driver

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