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I've Got Your Number (1934)
Director: Ray Enright
Stars: Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Glenda Farrell
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Length: 69 minutes
Two telephone repairmen, wise guy Terry (Pat O'Brien) and his goofy side kick pal, Johnny (Allan Jenkins) pursue women as they go about repairing telephone lines. Marie (Joan Blondel) is a hotel switchboard operator and catches Terry's eye, when he works on her phone lines. Meanwhile a gangster tricks Marie into using her switchboard for a horse racing scheme, which lands Marie in hot water.
A really fun and entertaining movie and the only film I've seen that's about the going ons of a telephone company. Odd as that may seem, the stuff about the telephone line repairs and the switchboards was pretty cool and interesting to see.
This is the funniest role I've seen Pat O'Brien play too. Usually he's stuck as a priest or as the good cop. Here he's a wisecracking, irresponsible, dame chashin' guy.
Allen Jenkins is a veteran character actor and appeared in 100s of films. Often as a non-to-bright thug. He's really quiet good and should get more recognition.
The blondes are Joan Blondell who gets top billing and her friend Glenda Farrell. Blondell made a lot of films mostly for Warner Bros, usually comedies and musicals. She often plays sassy blondes with a heart of gold. Farrell another Warner Bros. comedian, is a fast talking, brassy no non-sense gal.
Into all this, through in a grouchy but humorous Eugene Pallette and you get a darn good early comedy.
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Director: Ray Enright
Stars: Joan Blondell, Pat O'Brien, Allen Jenkins, Glenda Farrell
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Length: 69 minutes
Two telephone repairmen, wise guy Terry (Pat O'Brien) and his goofy side kick pal, Johnny (Allan Jenkins) pursue women as they go about repairing telephone lines. Marie (Joan Blondel) is a hotel switchboard operator and catches Terry's eye, when he works on her phone lines. Meanwhile a gangster tricks Marie into using her switchboard for a horse racing scheme, which lands Marie in hot water.
A really fun and entertaining movie and the only film I've seen that's about the going ons of a telephone company. Odd as that may seem, the stuff about the telephone line repairs and the switchboards was pretty cool and interesting to see.
This is the funniest role I've seen Pat O'Brien play too. Usually he's stuck as a priest or as the good cop. Here he's a wisecracking, irresponsible, dame chashin' guy.
Allen Jenkins is a veteran character actor and appeared in 100s of films. Often as a non-to-bright thug. He's really quiet good and should get more recognition.
The blondes are Joan Blondell who gets top billing and her friend Glenda Farrell. Blondell made a lot of films mostly for Warner Bros, usually comedies and musicals. She often plays sassy blondes with a heart of gold. Farrell another Warner Bros. comedian, is a fast talking, brassy no non-sense gal.
Into all this, through in a grouchy but humorous Eugene Pallette and you get a darn good early comedy.