The Nut Farm

1935 film by Melville W. Brown
  • George Waggner (adaption and screenplay)
  • John C. Brownell (based on his play: The Nut Farm)
Produced byWilliam T. Lackey (producer)StarringSee belowCinematographyHarry NeumannEdited byCarl Pierson
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
65 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Nut Farm is a 1935 American film directed by Melville W. Brown, adapted from the John Charles Brownell Broadway play of the same name, which ran for 40 performances from 14 Oct.-Nov. 1929 at the Biltmore Theater (now the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre).[1] Wallace Ford is the titled star and the only cast-member common to the play and film. According to the New York Times film review, other than Ford, "There is not much else for it to boast about."[2] The play's original, copyrighted title was It's the Climate (1928).[3]

Plot

Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen and her brother Willie Barton dream of being in the movies: Helen as a star, Willie as a director. Film-producing con-artists descend on the family, and comedy ensues.

Cast

  • Wallace Ford as Willie Barton
  • Betty Alden as Helen Barton Brent
  • Florence Roberts as Ma Barton, Willie's Mother
  • Spencer Charters as Sliscomb, the Landlord
  • Oscar Apfel as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
  • Bradley Page as Hamilton T. Holland, Acting School
  • Lorin Raker as Biddleford, Holland's Writer
  • Arnold Gray as Eustace Van Norton, Holland's Actor
  • Joan Gale as Agatha Sliscomb

Soundtrack

References

  1. ^ "The Nut Farm – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
  2. ^ "At the Criterion". The New York Times. 8 April 1935.
  3. ^ The nut farm: A comedy in three acts. French's standard library edition. S. French, incorporated; S. French, ltd. 1930.

External links

  • The Nut Farm at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Nut Farm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive


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