Cracked Nuts (1941 film)

1941 film

Cracked Nuts

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Directed by| Edward F. Cline
Screenplay by| Erna Lazarus
Scott Darling
Produced by| Joseph G. Sanford
Starring| Stuart Erwin
Una Merkel
Mischa Auer
William Frawley
Shemp Howard
Astrid Allwyn
Cinematography| Charles Van Enger
Edited by| Milton Carruth

Production
company

Universal Pictures

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* August 1, 1941 (1941-08-01)

Running time

| 61 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Cracked Nuts is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Erna Lazarus and Scott Darling. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer, William Frawley, Shemp Howard and Astrid Allwyn. It was released on August 1, 1941, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3] The film is unrelated Wheeler & Woolsey film of 1931 by the same title, although Cline directed both films.

## Plot

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Lawrence Trent is a small-town goofball who wins $5,000 in a radio contest. He plans to use the money to marry his sweetheart, but is instead conned into investing it in a phony robot scheme by Boris Kabikoff, whose prototype is actually his partner in a robot suit. When he discovers that he has been swindled, Lawrence tries to recover his money.

## Cast

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* Stuart Erwin as Lawrence Trent
* Una Merkel as Sharon Knight
* Mischa Auer as Boris Kabikoff
* William Frawley as James Mitchell
* Shemp Howard as Eddie / Ivan
* Astrid Allwyn as Ethel Mitchell
* Ernie Stanton as Ivan the Robot
* Mantan Moreland as Burgess
* Hattie Noel as Chloe
* Francis Pierlot as Mayor Wilfred Smun
* Will Wright as Sylvanus Boogle
* Emmett Vogan as Mr. McAneny
* Tom Hanlon as Dixon
* Pat O'Malley as Officer #1

## References

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1. ^ "Cracked Nuts (1941) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
2. ^ Robert Firsching. "Cracked Nuts (1941) - Edward F. Cline". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
3. ^ "Cracked Nuts". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.

## External links

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* Cracked Nuts at IMDb

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Films directed by Edward F. Cline

* His Bread and Butter (1916)
* One Week (1920)
* Convict 13 (1920)
* Neighbors (1920)
* The Scarecrow (1920)
* The Haunted House (1921)
* Hard Luck (1921)
* The High Sign (1921)
* The Goat (1921)
* The Playhouse (1921)
* The Boat (!921)
* The Paleface (1922)
* Cops (1922)
* My Wife's Relations (1922)
* The Frozen North (1922)
* The Electric House (1922)
* Day Dreams (1922)
* The Balloonatic (1923)
* The Love Nest (1923)
* Circus Days (1923)
* Three Ages (1923)
* The Meanest Man in the World (1923)
* When a Man's a Man (1924)
* Captain January (1924)
* Little Robinson Crusoe (1924)
* Along Came Ruth (1924)
* The Rag Man (1925)
* Old Clothes (1925)
* Flirty Four-Flushers (1926)
* Let It Rain (1927)
* Soft Cushions (1927)
* Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath (1928)
* Vamping Venus (1928)
* The Head Man (1928)
* The Crash (1928)
* Broadway Fever (1929)
* His Lucky Day (1929)
* The Forward Pass (1929)
* In the Next Room (1930)
* Sweet Mama (1930)
* Leathernecking (1930)
* The Widow from Chicago (1930)
* Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
* The Naughty Flirt (1931)
* Cracked Nuts (1931)
* The Girl Habit (1931)
* Million Dollar Legs (1932)
* Parole Girl (1933)
* So This Is Africa (1933)
* Fighting to Live (1934)
* Peck's Bad Boy (1934)
* The Dude Ranger (1934)
* When a Man's a Man (1935)
* It's a Great Life (1935)
* The Cowboy Millionaire (1935)
* F-Man (1936)
* On Again-Off Again (1937)
* Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
* High Flyers (1937)
* Hawaii Calls (1938)
* Go Chase Yourself (1938)
* Breaking the Ice (1938)
* Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938)
* You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
* My Little Chickadee (1940)
* The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
* The Bank Dick (1940)
* Hello, Sucker (1941)
* Meet the Chump (1941)
* Cracked Nuts (1941)
* Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)
* Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
* What's Cookin'? (1942)
* Private Buckaroo (1942)
* Give Out, Sisters (1942)
* Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
* He's My Guy (1943)
* Crazy House (1943)
* Swingtime Johnny (1943)
* Hat Check Honey (1944)
* Slightly Terrific (1944)
* Ghost Catchers (1944)
* Night Club Girl (1945)
* See My Lawyer (1945)
* Penthouse Rhythm (1945)
* Bringing Up Father (1946)
* Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
* Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1947)
* Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)

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