Leon Errol (1933-34)
Leon Errol's stay at Columbia was a brief one. The first short he appeared in was called POOR FISH. While Columbia's own shorts division was still in it's earliest stages of development, POOR FISH was a independently produced by the Lamb's Club, whose comedies were billed in trade ads as "Sunrise Comedies" and "Lamb's Gambols" and distributed by Columbia.
When the Columbia shorts department was up and running, Errol was signed for his own starring series. This resulted in four "official" Leon Errol shorts for the studio. In between assignments at Columbia, Errol would freelance between RKO and Warner Brothers/Vitaphone, where he appeared in a handful of early Technicolor musical shorts. Upon completing HONEYMOON BRIDGE for Columbia, and after an argument with studio executives who cited "creative differences", Errol left for Radio Pictures.
At Radio, soon to become RKO, Errol continued his series of two-reel subjects in between feature film appearances. He returned to Columbia one more time in 1943 to appear in the wartime government short A FAMILY FUED, then back to RKO, where his successful series of shorts would last until his death in 1951.
When the Columbia shorts department was up and running, Errol was signed for his own starring series. This resulted in four "official" Leon Errol shorts for the studio. In between assignments at Columbia, Errol would freelance between RKO and Warner Brothers/Vitaphone, where he appeared in a handful of early Technicolor musical shorts. Upon completing HONEYMOON BRIDGE for Columbia, and after an argument with studio executives who cited "creative differences", Errol left for Radio Pictures.
At Radio, soon to become RKO, Errol continued his series of two-reel subjects in between feature film appearances. He returned to Columbia one more time in 1943 to appear in the wartime government short A FAMILY FUED, then back to RKO, where his successful series of shorts would last until his death in 1951.
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HOLD YOUR TEMPER (12/15/1933)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 104
Director-Sam White
Story-Harry Whitney
Screenplay-John Grey
Music-Howard Jackson and Louis Silvers
Cast
Dorothy Granger
Arthur Hoyt
James C. Morton
Gertrude Sutton
Phil Dunham
Charlie Hall
Bud Jamison
Robert "Bobby" Burns
Spec O'Donnell
Eddie Borden
Leon begins the day with a sunny disposition but grows increasingly irritable as time wears on.
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PERFECTLY MISMATED (11/20/1934)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 153
Director-James W. Horne
Producer-Jules White
Story and Screenplay-Andrew Bennison
Music-Howard Jackson and Louis Silvers
Cast
Dorothy Granger
Vivien Oakland
Fred Malasta
Phil Dunham
Lucille Ball
Arthur Rankin
James Blakely
Allyn Drake
Ruth Brooks
Frank Yaconelli
Billy West
Charles King
As Leon is getting his life back together with a new wife, his ex-wife moves into the apartment next to his.
Leon sings THE MAN ON THE PARALLEL BARS, a song that's theme is used during the opening credits to a handful of early Columbia shorts.
The original working title was SCRAMBLED WIVES, a title which appears on early press releases.
Lucille Ball makes one of her earliest film appearances.
Reissued theatrically in November, 1959.
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ONE TOO MANY (12/28/1934)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 158
Director-Robert McGowan
Producer-
Story and Screenplay-Harry McCoy
Editor-James Sweeney
Music-Louis Silvers
Cast
Vivien Oakland
William Irving
Bud Jamison
Jack Norton
Johnny Kascier
Harry Semels
Tom Herbert
Kitty McHugh
Leon's wife tries to do something about hubby's fondness for alcohol.
This is director McGowan's only Columbia two-reeler. He is best known for his work on the OUR GANG series for Hal Roach.
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HONEYMOON BRIDGE (10/3/1935)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 208
Director-Del Lord
Story and Screenplay-Harry McCoy
Cast
Geneva Mitchell
Harry Myers
Bud Jamison
Fred "Snowflake" Toones
William Irving
Bess Flowers
Al Thompson
Robert "Bobby" Burns
Leon is driven crazy by his wife's addiction to bridge playing.
HOLD YOUR TEMPER (12/15/1933)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 104
Director-Sam White
Story-Harry Whitney
Screenplay-John Grey
Music-Howard Jackson and Louis Silvers
Cast
Dorothy Granger
Arthur Hoyt
James C. Morton
Gertrude Sutton
Phil Dunham
Charlie Hall
Bud Jamison
Robert "Bobby" Burns
Spec O'Donnell
Eddie Borden
Leon begins the day with a sunny disposition but grows increasingly irritable as time wears on.
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PERFECTLY MISMATED (11/20/1934)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 153
Director-James W. Horne
Producer-Jules White
Story and Screenplay-Andrew Bennison
Music-Howard Jackson and Louis Silvers
Cast
Dorothy Granger
Vivien Oakland
Fred Malasta
Phil Dunham
Lucille Ball
Arthur Rankin
James Blakely
Allyn Drake
Ruth Brooks
Frank Yaconelli
Billy West
Charles King
As Leon is getting his life back together with a new wife, his ex-wife moves into the apartment next to his.
Leon sings THE MAN ON THE PARALLEL BARS, a song that's theme is used during the opening credits to a handful of early Columbia shorts.
The original working title was SCRAMBLED WIVES, a title which appears on early press releases.
Lucille Ball makes one of her earliest film appearances.
Reissued theatrically in November, 1959.
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ONE TOO MANY (12/28/1934)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 158
Director-Robert McGowan
Producer-
Story and Screenplay-Harry McCoy
Editor-James Sweeney
Music-Louis Silvers
Cast
Vivien Oakland
William Irving
Bud Jamison
Jack Norton
Johnny Kascier
Harry Semels
Tom Herbert
Kitty McHugh
Leon's wife tries to do something about hubby's fondness for alcohol.
This is director McGowan's only Columbia two-reeler. He is best known for his work on the OUR GANG series for Hal Roach.
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HONEYMOON BRIDGE (10/3/1935)
Status-Available. A print exists in our archives.
Production Number 208
Director-Del Lord
Story and Screenplay-Harry McCoy
Cast
Geneva Mitchell
Harry Myers
Bud Jamison
Fred "Snowflake" Toones
William Irving
Bess Flowers
Al Thompson
Robert "Bobby" Burns
Leon is driven crazy by his wife's addiction to bridge playing.