Cracked Nuts (1941 film)

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.

Cracked Nuts
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Directed byEdward F. Cline
Screenplay byErna Lazarus
Scott Darling
Produced byJoseph G. Sanford
StarringStuart Erwin
Una Merkel
Mischa Auer
William Frawley
Shemp Howard
Astrid Allwyn
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byMilton Carruth
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1941 (1941-08-01)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Cracked Nuts (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. 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.
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