Dummy Ache is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1][2] The Academy Film Archive preserved Dummy Ache in 2013.[3]
| Dummy Ache | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Goodwins |
| Written by | Leslie Goodwins Charles E. Roberts |
| Produced by | Lee S. Marcus |
| Starring | Edgar Kennedy Florence Lake |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editFlorence Kennedy has arranged a rehearsal for a part in a play for an amateur dramatic society at a fellow actor's home, but wishes to keep it secret from her husband Edgar, who leaves before the rehearsal begins.
Edgar is suspicious about his wife's behaviour and soon afterwards follows to spy on Florence with the help of a friendly cab driver.
The play itself is about a clandestine affair,with Florence appearing as one of the lovers involved, with the man being shot dead, though a dummy replaces the actor in the scene as it is thrown down onto the ground.
Edgar misconstrues this as a real life affair and murder involving Florence while seeing it through a window, and vows to help his wife "to the bitter end", locking her in a large cupboard.
Unaware that the body itself is a prop dummy, Edgar carries it away in a large basket and plans to dispose it to help his wife, still not realising it is a dummy.
After various scrapes with several cops and local townspeople who think he is a murderer and capture him, Florence eventually catches up with Edgar to explain the full story to him, the cops and townspeople, revealing it was a prop dummy used in a rehearsal for a play.
Cast
edit- Edgar Kennedy - Edgar
- Florence Lake - Florence
- Jack Rice - Florence's Brother
- Dot Farley - Florence's Mother
- George J. Lewis - The Actor
- Lucille Ball - The Actress
- Harry Bowen - The Cabbie
- Billy Franey - Man with Pitchfork
- Bobby Burns - Bit Role (uncredited)
References
edit- ^ "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ "New York Times: Dummy Ache". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2008.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
edit- Dummy Ache at IMDb
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