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Hugh Herbert (1943-1952)
Hugh Herbert was seen in films for years as a popular supporting comedian, most notably in films for Warner Brothers, RKO and a series of starring vehicles at Universal. The majority of Herbert's work in two-reelers are from Columbia, who offered him a starring series in 1943, resulting in 23 comedies.
The group of shorts are a mixed bag...some good, some not so good. Herbert's series is highlighted by a handful of fun "scare" comedies that co-star Dudley Dickerson. The series lasted until Herbert's death in 1952.
According to writer/director Ed Bernds, Herbert felt the series of two-reelers he appeared in where beneath his dignity, and that he was a much better artist. He never gave his 100% when making the films, and it sometimes shows that he had a "I don't care" attitude towards the production.
Several of the Herbert comedies were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
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Hugh Herbert was seen in films for years as a popular supporting comedian, most notably in films for Warner Brothers, RKO and a series of starring vehicles at Universal. The majority of Herbert's work in two-reelers are from Columbia, who offered him a starring series in 1943, resulting in 23 comedies.
The group of shorts are a mixed bag...some good, some not so good. Herbert's series is highlighted by a handful of fun "scare" comedies that co-star Dudley Dickerson. The series lasted until Herbert's death in 1952.
According to writer/director Ed Bernds, Herbert felt the series of two-reelers he appeared in where beneath his dignity, and that he was a much better artist. He never gave his 100% when making the films, and it sometimes shows that he had a "I don't care" attitude towards the production.
Several of the Herbert comedies were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
PLEASE NOTE: Available titles will be in ITALICS and UNDERLINED
If a title is not in ITALICS and UNDERLINED....I do not have it in my collection.
_PITCHIN' IN THE KITCHEN (9/10/43)
D: Jules White. Dorothy Appleby, Vi Athens, Frank Sully, Johnny
Kascier, Minerva Urecal, Symona Boniface, Al Thompson, When his wife
gets a job in a defense plant, Hugh stays home and does the housework. TRIVIA: Remade as THE GINK AT THE SINK (1952).
WHO'S HUGH? (12/17/43) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Constance Worth, Eddie Gribbon, George Lewis, Vernon Dent, Charlie Hall, Barbara Pepper, Eddie Laughton, Fred Kelsey Joe Palma, Fred "Snowflake" Toones. Hugh's wife goes to Palm Springs to file for a divorce; Hugh follows her and attempts a reconciliation.
OH, BABY! (4/17/44) D: Jules White. Esther Howard, Bud Jamison, Edward Hall, Lynton Brent, Jackie Warrington, Edward Hall, Eleanor Counts, Victor Travers, Symona Boniface, Johnny Kascier, Charles Dorety, Al Thompson, Joe Palma. Hugh hates children-until he thinks he's about to become a father. TRIVIA: The original working title was A BLISSFUL BLUNDER. A remake of Andy Clyde's IM A FATHER (1935).
HIS HOTEL SWEET (7/9/44) D: Harry Edwards. Isabel Withers, Christine McIntyre, Jack Norton, Johnny Kascier, Charles Heine Conklin. Hugh stops his friend from committing suicide - and is accused of being a home-wrecker.
A KNIGHT AND A BLONDE (11/17/44) D: Harry Edwards. Isabel Withers, Christine McIntyre, Lorin Raker, John Tyrrell. Hugh has difficulty eluding a sleepwalking blonde.
WOO, WOO! (1/5/45) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Harry Barris. Hugh, the Chief Worrier of Why Worry Inc., is hired by a pretty young wife to make her husband jealous. TRIVIA: The original working title was I SHOULD WORRY.
WIFE DECOY (5/18/45) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Rebel Randall, Dick Elliott, Marilyn Johnson, Jack Rice, Snub Pollard, Robert Williams, Joe Palma, Charles Dorety. At a nightclub, Hugh fails to recognize his newly blonde wife. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases THE CHUMP TAKES A BUMP (1939). TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1953.
THE MAYOR'S HUSBAND (9/20/45) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Robert Williams, Dick Curtis, Isabel Withers. Gangsters pry incriminating evidence from Hugh through the use of a gun moll. TRIVIA: Actor Vernon Dent shares story and screenplay credit for this short. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in February, 1959.
WHEN THE WIFE'S AWAY (2/1/46) D: Edward Bernds. Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Frank Billy Mitchell, Helen Lynd, Brian OHara. Hugh, branch manager of Korny Krunchies Breakfast Food, Brings the boss home to dinner on his anniversary. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases SOUTH OF THE BOUDOIR (1940). Theatrically reissued in October, 1956.
WHO'S HUGH? (12/17/43) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Constance Worth, Eddie Gribbon, George Lewis, Vernon Dent, Charlie Hall, Barbara Pepper, Eddie Laughton, Fred Kelsey Joe Palma, Fred "Snowflake" Toones. Hugh's wife goes to Palm Springs to file for a divorce; Hugh follows her and attempts a reconciliation.
OH, BABY! (4/17/44) D: Jules White. Esther Howard, Bud Jamison, Edward Hall, Lynton Brent, Jackie Warrington, Edward Hall, Eleanor Counts, Victor Travers, Symona Boniface, Johnny Kascier, Charles Dorety, Al Thompson, Joe Palma. Hugh hates children-until he thinks he's about to become a father. TRIVIA: The original working title was A BLISSFUL BLUNDER. A remake of Andy Clyde's IM A FATHER (1935).
HIS HOTEL SWEET (7/9/44) D: Harry Edwards. Isabel Withers, Christine McIntyre, Jack Norton, Johnny Kascier, Charles Heine Conklin. Hugh stops his friend from committing suicide - and is accused of being a home-wrecker.
A KNIGHT AND A BLONDE (11/17/44) D: Harry Edwards. Isabel Withers, Christine McIntyre, Lorin Raker, John Tyrrell. Hugh has difficulty eluding a sleepwalking blonde.
WOO, WOO! (1/5/45) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Harry Barris. Hugh, the Chief Worrier of Why Worry Inc., is hired by a pretty young wife to make her husband jealous. TRIVIA: The original working title was I SHOULD WORRY.
WIFE DECOY (5/18/45) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Rebel Randall, Dick Elliott, Marilyn Johnson, Jack Rice, Snub Pollard, Robert Williams, Joe Palma, Charles Dorety. At a nightclub, Hugh fails to recognize his newly blonde wife. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases THE CHUMP TAKES A BUMP (1939). TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1953.
THE MAYOR'S HUSBAND (9/20/45) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Robert Williams, Dick Curtis, Isabel Withers. Gangsters pry incriminating evidence from Hugh through the use of a gun moll. TRIVIA: Actor Vernon Dent shares story and screenplay credit for this short. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in February, 1959.
WHEN THE WIFE'S AWAY (2/1/46) D: Edward Bernds. Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Frank Billy Mitchell, Helen Lynd, Brian OHara. Hugh, branch manager of Korny Krunchies Breakfast Food, Brings the boss home to dinner on his anniversary. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases SOUTH OF THE BOUDOIR (1940). Theatrically reissued in October, 1956.
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GET LONG LITTLE ZOMBIE (5/9/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Dudley Dickerson, Jack Roper, Jessie Arnold. There's a monster running around loose in the house Hugh is showing to two prospective clients. TRIVIA: Columbia Production # 7426. Theatrically reissued in May, 1956.
HONEYMOON BLUES (10/17/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Jacqueline Dayla, Emil Sitka, Judy Malcolm, Dave Pepper, Eva Novak, Victor Travers, Eddie Dunn, Gino Corrado. On his wedding night, Detective Herbert is hired to recover some love letters a woman has been using to blackmail a wealthy oil man.
HOT HEIR (2/13/47) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, Dick Wessel, Dorothy Granger, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kascier. Hugh innocently becomes involved with his neighbors wife, just as his rich uncle comes to visit. TRIVIA: Columbia Production # 8424. Remade with the Three Stooges as GENTS IN A JAM (1952).
NERVOUS SHAKEDOWN (3/13/47) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Kenneth MacDonald, Dick Wessel, Frank Lackteen, Vernon Dent. Hugh and Dudley stay at Dr. Flints Sanitarium, unaware that two escaped convicts are using the place for a hideout. TRIVIA: The original working title was A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO.
SHOULD HUSBANDS MARRY? (11/13/47) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh, Vernon Dent, Marion Martin, Dudley Dickerson, Dorothy Granger. Hugh's loudmouth pal crashers a dinner party Hugh is throwing for his boss. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in April, 1961.
TALL, DARK AND GRUESOME (4/15/48) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Christine McIntyre, Charles Heine Conklin. A crate containing a live gorilla is delivered to a mountain cabin Hugh has rented. TRIVIA: This was one of the best received Columbia shorts of 1948.
A PINCH IN TIME (11/11/48) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh, Kenneth MacDonald, Symona Boniface, Vernon Dent, Lynne Lyons, Emil Sitka, Charles Heine Conklin, Robert Williams, Chester Conklin. A blonde plants a stolen necklace on an unsuspecting Hugh. TRIVIA: A remake of Walter Carlett's BLONDES AND BLUNDERS (1940). Theatrically reissued in September, 1957.
TRAPPED BY A BLONDE (4/7/49) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh. Hugh goes on a camping trip with his brother-in-law and innocently gets involved with the sheriff's wife. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in November, 1958.
SUPER-WOLF (10/13/49) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Henry Kulky, Jack Rice, Vernon Dent. Hugh is a dead ringer for a criminal terrorizing the city. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1959.
ONE SHIVERY NIGHT (7/13/50) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Phil Van Zandt, Robert Williams, Vernon Dent. A pair of fortune-hunting thugs try to scare Hugh and Dudley out of an abandoned mansion they've been hired to renovate. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1960.
A SLIP AND A MISS (9/9/50) D: Hugh McCollum. Jean Willes, Gay Gail, John R. Hamilton, Victoria Horne, Minerva Urecal, Dick Curtis. When his wife begins to divorce proceedings, Hugh tells his side of the story to the judge. TRIVIA: Theatrically reissued in February, 1958.
A SLIP AND A MISS (RARE FRENCH VERSION). French dubbed version of above film. French voice-over actors are credited at the end of the film. Very rare.
WOO-WOO BLUES (7/14/51) D: Richard Quine. Victoria Horne, Ben Welden. Hugh's former girlfriend tries to blackmail him with old love letters. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in May, 1959.
TROUBLE IN-LAWS (10/11/51) D: Hugh McCollum. Charles Williams, Kitty McHugh, Jean Bates, Vernon Dent, Dick Wessel, Mick Mahoney. Hugh, an advertising man, tries to get a local strong man to endorse a breakfast food. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in February, 1960.
THE GINK AT THE SINK (6/12/52) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Frank Sully. Hugh cant find a job, so his wife goes to work, leaving him to do the household chores. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of PITCHIN' IN THE KITCHEN (1943).
GET LONG LITTLE ZOMBIE (5/9/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Dudley Dickerson, Jack Roper, Jessie Arnold. There's a monster running around loose in the house Hugh is showing to two prospective clients. TRIVIA: Columbia Production # 7426. Theatrically reissued in May, 1956.
HONEYMOON BLUES (10/17/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Jacqueline Dayla, Emil Sitka, Judy Malcolm, Dave Pepper, Eva Novak, Victor Travers, Eddie Dunn, Gino Corrado. On his wedding night, Detective Herbert is hired to recover some love letters a woman has been using to blackmail a wealthy oil man.
HOT HEIR (2/13/47) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, Dick Wessel, Dorothy Granger, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kascier. Hugh innocently becomes involved with his neighbors wife, just as his rich uncle comes to visit. TRIVIA: Columbia Production # 8424. Remade with the Three Stooges as GENTS IN A JAM (1952).
NERVOUS SHAKEDOWN (3/13/47) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Kenneth MacDonald, Dick Wessel, Frank Lackteen, Vernon Dent. Hugh and Dudley stay at Dr. Flints Sanitarium, unaware that two escaped convicts are using the place for a hideout. TRIVIA: The original working title was A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO.
SHOULD HUSBANDS MARRY? (11/13/47) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh, Vernon Dent, Marion Martin, Dudley Dickerson, Dorothy Granger. Hugh's loudmouth pal crashers a dinner party Hugh is throwing for his boss. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in April, 1961.
TALL, DARK AND GRUESOME (4/15/48) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Christine McIntyre, Charles Heine Conklin. A crate containing a live gorilla is delivered to a mountain cabin Hugh has rented. TRIVIA: This was one of the best received Columbia shorts of 1948.
A PINCH IN TIME (11/11/48) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh, Kenneth MacDonald, Symona Boniface, Vernon Dent, Lynne Lyons, Emil Sitka, Charles Heine Conklin, Robert Williams, Chester Conklin. A blonde plants a stolen necklace on an unsuspecting Hugh. TRIVIA: A remake of Walter Carlett's BLONDES AND BLUNDERS (1940). Theatrically reissued in September, 1957.
TRAPPED BY A BLONDE (4/7/49) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Matt McHugh. Hugh goes on a camping trip with his brother-in-law and innocently gets involved with the sheriff's wife. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in November, 1958.
SUPER-WOLF (10/13/49) D: Del Lord. Christine McIntyre, Henry Kulky, Jack Rice, Vernon Dent. Hugh is a dead ringer for a criminal terrorizing the city. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1959.
ONE SHIVERY NIGHT (7/13/50) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Phil Van Zandt, Robert Williams, Vernon Dent. A pair of fortune-hunting thugs try to scare Hugh and Dudley out of an abandoned mansion they've been hired to renovate. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in September, 1960.
A SLIP AND A MISS (9/9/50) D: Hugh McCollum. Jean Willes, Gay Gail, John R. Hamilton, Victoria Horne, Minerva Urecal, Dick Curtis. When his wife begins to divorce proceedings, Hugh tells his side of the story to the judge. TRIVIA: Theatrically reissued in February, 1958.
A SLIP AND A MISS (RARE FRENCH VERSION). French dubbed version of above film. French voice-over actors are credited at the end of the film. Very rare.
WOO-WOO BLUES (7/14/51) D: Richard Quine. Victoria Horne, Ben Welden. Hugh's former girlfriend tries to blackmail him with old love letters. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in May, 1959.
TROUBLE IN-LAWS (10/11/51) D: Hugh McCollum. Charles Williams, Kitty McHugh, Jean Bates, Vernon Dent, Dick Wessel, Mick Mahoney. Hugh, an advertising man, tries to get a local strong man to endorse a breakfast food. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in February, 1960.
THE GINK AT THE SINK (6/12/52) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Frank Sully. Hugh cant find a job, so his wife goes to work, leaving him to do the household chores. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of PITCHIN' IN THE KITCHEN (1943).