Monty Collins & Tom Kennedy (1935-1938)
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The pairing of these two veteran comedians was the studio's first attempt at creating an original comedy team. Both had previously worked in the short-subjects field; Kennedy at Mack Sennett, and Collins in a series of shorts directed by Jules White at Educational in the 1920's. They make a funny team based on the titles that are currently available for reappraisal. The series would last until 1938, but the two remained active with the studio for years. Tom Kennedy can be seen supporting such comics as Shemp Howard and El Brendel, while Monty (sometimes spelled Monte) Collins would continue both on screen (appearing solo in the short UNRELATED RELATIONS) and behind the scenes co-writing several Columbia scripts for Andy Clyde, The 3 Stooges, and others. A handful of titles 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. |
BURY THE HATCHET (1937)
GUM SHOES (3/1/35) D: D: Del Lord. James C. Morton, William Irving, Lynton Bren, Wilfred Lucast, Al Thompson, Wilfred Lucas, Leo Willis. Hotel detectives Monty and Tom investigate robberies being committed by a trained gorilla. TRIVIA: Released to the Dutch home movie market as a silent 13 minute short called HOTEL-DETECTIVES, and remade by Schilling and Lane as HOLD THAT MONKEY (1950).
STAGE FRIGHTS (6/1/35) D: Al Ray. Herman Bing, Eve Southern, Fred Snowflake Toones, Renee Whitney, Bud Jamison, Phyllis Crane, Hilda Title, Violet Knight, Charles Dorety, Dorothy Shearer, Jack Kennedy, Bob Callahan, Joe Bordeaux, Charles Heine Conklin, Bert Starkley, Hubert Diltz, Charles Phillips. Detectives Collins and Kennedy come to the aid of a stage actress who has been receiving threatening letters.
GOBS OF TROUBLE (7/12/35) D: Del Lord. Geneva Mitchell, Lona Andre, Tommy Bond, Bud Jamison, Charles Dorety, Charles Phillips. Two sailors decide to settle down and get married...and live to regret it. TRIVIA: Remade with Andy Clyde as YOU WERE NEVER UGLIER (1944) and HOOKED AND ROOKED (1952).
OH, MY NERVES! (10/17/35) D: Del Lord. June Gittleson, Tommy Bond, Jay Healey, James C. Morton, Sam Lufkin, Dick Allen, Al Thompson, Lew Davis, Elaine Walters, Valerie Hall, Ruth Hiatt, Charles Dorety, Charles Phillips. Monty goes on a fishing trip for the rest and relaxation, but brother-in-law Tom and the rest of the family tag along and spoil everything. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award. Reworked with the Three Stooges as IDIOTS DELUXE (1945) and GUNS A-POPPIN' (1957).
JUST SPEEDING (1/23/36) D: Del Lord. Ruth Hiatt, Blanche Payson, Edie Baker, Elaine Waters, Valerie Hall, Harry Semels, A.R. Haysel, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Bob Callahan, Fay Holderness, Harry Keaton. To avoid getting a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop, Tom pretends to be a surgeon rushing Monty to the hospital for an emergency operation. TRIVIA: Remade with Schilling and Lane as HIGH BLOOD PLEASURE (1945).
MIDNIGHT BLUNDERS (4/21/36) D: Del Lord. Harry Semels, Phyllis Crane, Wilfred Lucas, James Leong, Sam Lufkin, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Val Durran. Two bank guards pursue a wooden-legged Chinaman who has kidnapped a scientist. TRIVIA: One of the few Columbia comedy shorts to employ background music. Reworked with El Brendel as SWEET SPIRITS OF NIGHTER (1941).
FREE RENT (12/20/36) D: Del Lord. Carol Tevis, Betty Mack, Sammy McKim, John Rand, Harry Tenbrook, Elaine Waters, Betty McMahan, Gale Arnold, Lois Lindsey, Bobby Koshay, Iola Cady, Robert Bobby Burns. Tom persuades Monty to buy a house trailer so they can live off the fat and the land.
NEW NEWS (4/1/37) D: Charles Lamont. Clara Kimball Young, Stanley Blystone, Bud Jamison, Harry Semels, Lynton Brent, Lew Davis, William Irving, Bert Young, Eddie Laughton, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Symona Boniface, Al Thompson. The engagement of Prince Humbert to the wealthy Mrs. Van Gage is the social announcement of the season, and two delivery-men-turned-reporters try to get photos of the lovebirds. TRIVIA: Remade with The Three Stooges as CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944).
BURY THE HATCHET (8/6/37) D: Del Lord. June Gittelson, Sammy McKim, Beatrice Curtis, Stanley Blystone. Both the Collins' and the Kennedy's claim to be the rightful owners of a house won in a lottery, so the two families live together pending a decision. TRIVIA: Remade with Vernon and Quillan as HOUSE ABOUT IT (1950) and NOBODY'S HOME (1955).
CALLING ALL CURTAINS (10/1/37) D: Del Lord. Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, William Irving, Cy Schindell. Monty and Tom go into the laundry business. Their first assignment: cleaning 300 curtains. TRIVIA: This short was re-released to theaters by Columbia in 1950.
FIDDLING AROUND (1/21/38) D: Charles Lamont. Gino Corrado, William Irving, Vernon Dent, Harry Semels, Ann Doran, Bud Jamison, Cy Schindell. Private detectives Collins and Kennedy are assigned to guard a musician's priceless violin.
STAGE FRIGHTS (6/1/35) D: Al Ray. Herman Bing, Eve Southern, Fred Snowflake Toones, Renee Whitney, Bud Jamison, Phyllis Crane, Hilda Title, Violet Knight, Charles Dorety, Dorothy Shearer, Jack Kennedy, Bob Callahan, Joe Bordeaux, Charles Heine Conklin, Bert Starkley, Hubert Diltz, Charles Phillips. Detectives Collins and Kennedy come to the aid of a stage actress who has been receiving threatening letters.
GOBS OF TROUBLE (7/12/35) D: Del Lord. Geneva Mitchell, Lona Andre, Tommy Bond, Bud Jamison, Charles Dorety, Charles Phillips. Two sailors decide to settle down and get married...and live to regret it. TRIVIA: Remade with Andy Clyde as YOU WERE NEVER UGLIER (1944) and HOOKED AND ROOKED (1952).
OH, MY NERVES! (10/17/35) D: Del Lord. June Gittleson, Tommy Bond, Jay Healey, James C. Morton, Sam Lufkin, Dick Allen, Al Thompson, Lew Davis, Elaine Walters, Valerie Hall, Ruth Hiatt, Charles Dorety, Charles Phillips. Monty goes on a fishing trip for the rest and relaxation, but brother-in-law Tom and the rest of the family tag along and spoil everything. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award. Reworked with the Three Stooges as IDIOTS DELUXE (1945) and GUNS A-POPPIN' (1957).
JUST SPEEDING (1/23/36) D: Del Lord. Ruth Hiatt, Blanche Payson, Edie Baker, Elaine Waters, Valerie Hall, Harry Semels, A.R. Haysel, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, Bob Callahan, Fay Holderness, Harry Keaton. To avoid getting a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop, Tom pretends to be a surgeon rushing Monty to the hospital for an emergency operation. TRIVIA: Remade with Schilling and Lane as HIGH BLOOD PLEASURE (1945).
MIDNIGHT BLUNDERS (4/21/36) D: Del Lord. Harry Semels, Phyllis Crane, Wilfred Lucas, James Leong, Sam Lufkin, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Val Durran. Two bank guards pursue a wooden-legged Chinaman who has kidnapped a scientist. TRIVIA: One of the few Columbia comedy shorts to employ background music. Reworked with El Brendel as SWEET SPIRITS OF NIGHTER (1941).
FREE RENT (12/20/36) D: Del Lord. Carol Tevis, Betty Mack, Sammy McKim, John Rand, Harry Tenbrook, Elaine Waters, Betty McMahan, Gale Arnold, Lois Lindsey, Bobby Koshay, Iola Cady, Robert Bobby Burns. Tom persuades Monty to buy a house trailer so they can live off the fat and the land.
NEW NEWS (4/1/37) D: Charles Lamont. Clara Kimball Young, Stanley Blystone, Bud Jamison, Harry Semels, Lynton Brent, Lew Davis, William Irving, Bert Young, Eddie Laughton, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, Symona Boniface, Al Thompson. The engagement of Prince Humbert to the wealthy Mrs. Van Gage is the social announcement of the season, and two delivery-men-turned-reporters try to get photos of the lovebirds. TRIVIA: Remade with The Three Stooges as CRASH GOES THE HASH (1944).
BURY THE HATCHET (8/6/37) D: Del Lord. June Gittelson, Sammy McKim, Beatrice Curtis, Stanley Blystone. Both the Collins' and the Kennedy's claim to be the rightful owners of a house won in a lottery, so the two families live together pending a decision. TRIVIA: Remade with Vernon and Quillan as HOUSE ABOUT IT (1950) and NOBODY'S HOME (1955).
CALLING ALL CURTAINS (10/1/37) D: Del Lord. Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, William Irving, Cy Schindell. Monty and Tom go into the laundry business. Their first assignment: cleaning 300 curtains. TRIVIA: This short was re-released to theaters by Columbia in 1950.
FIDDLING AROUND (1/21/38) D: Charles Lamont. Gino Corrado, William Irving, Vernon Dent, Harry Semels, Ann Doran, Bud Jamison, Cy Schindell. Private detectives Collins and Kennedy are assigned to guard a musician's priceless violin.
