See My Lawyer
| See My Lawyer | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Screenplay by | Edmund Hartmann Stanley Davis |
| Based on | See My Lawyer by |
| Produced by | Edmund Hartmann |
| Starring | Ole Olsen Chic Johnson Alan Curtis Grace McDonald Noah Beery Jr. Franklin Pangborn Edward Brophy |
| Cinematography | Paul Ivano |
| Edited by | Paul Landres |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
See My Lawyer is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Edmund Hartmann and Stanley Davis. It is based on the 1939 musical See My Lawyer by Richard Maibaum and Harry Clork. The film stars Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Alan Curtis, Grace McDonald, Noah Beery Jr., Franklin Pangborn and Edward Brophy. The film was released on March 9, 1945, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
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Entertainers Olsen&Johnson have received better offers elsewhere;and are eager to break their contract at Franklin Pangborn's nightclub.Pangborn is just as eager to keep them on at the low salary he signed them for.
The team takes drastic measures one night,destroying the club and subjecting the patrons to slapstick abuse. (Vernon Dent is pelted with mud when he toasts "Here's Mud In Your Eye";etc.)
Pangborn is so frightened by this display he sells the club to Ole&Chic just to get away from them.
But one insulted patron(Ed Brophy) has filed a damage suit against the team.Chic &Ole not only win the suit,the beginning law firm they hire to defend them ends up prospering from the publicity.
Cast
- Ole Olsen as Ole
- Chic Johnson as Chic
- Alan Curtis as Charlie Rodman
- Grace McDonald as Betty Wilson
- Noah Beery Jr. as Arthur Lane
- Franklin Pangborn as B.J. Wagonhorn
- Edward Brophy as Otis Fillmore
- Richard Benedict as Joe Wilson
- Lee Patrick as Sally Evans
- Gus Schilling as J. Ambrose Winkler aka Winky
- William B. Davidson as Judge
- Stanley Clements as Willie
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Fillmore
- Ralph Peters as O'Brien
- Carmen Amaya as Herself
- Nat King Cole as Himself
- Vernon Dent as Nightclub Patron
References
- ^ "See My Lawyer (1945) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "See My Lawyer (1945) - Edward F. Cline". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
- ^ "See My Lawyer". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-01-20.