Rent W.C. Fields: International House / Million Dollar Legs (1933)
3.3 of 5 from 3 ratings
2h 4min
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International House
A Chinese scientist invents TV, and agents gather in the remote Chinese city to buy the rights. Tommy Nash is in trouble with his fiancée Carol because his illnesses deeps postponing their wedding; playgirl Peggy evades jealous ex-husband Petronovich and pursues rich Professor Quail. Much of the movie is old-time radio comedy and musical acts, made visible by the ‘radioscope’.
Million Dollar LegsAviator Professor Quail lands of a hotel roof in Wu Hu, China, where international representatives are bidding for a new television device. Quail’s attention is diverted by much-married Peggy Hopkins Joyce, who is in turn attracted to the wealthy flyer. The mechanical television provides an excuse to present various acts of the period. - Actors:
- W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Andy Clyde, Stuart Erwin, George Burns
- Directors:
- Edward F. Cline, Edward Sutherland
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1, A Brief History of the Summer Olympics on Film, All the Twos: 1902-62, inema Paradiso's 2023 Centenary Club: Part 2, Introducing the Thesping Olympians, Paramount's Laughing Thirties, Top 10 Guest Houses On Film
