The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
{{short description|1932 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
| image = The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood 1932.jpg
| alt =
| caption = US lobby card
| director = John Francis Dillon
| producer = Carl Laemmle Jr.
Stanley Bergerman
| writer = Howard J. Green
| starring = George Sidney
Charles Murray
June Clyde
Norman Foster
Esther Howard
Emma Dunn
| music =
| cinematography = Jerome Ash
| editing = Harry S. Webb
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1932|3|28}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon and written by Howard J. Green. The film stars George Sidney, Charles Murray, June Clyde, Norman Foster, Esther Howard, and Emma Dunn. Boris Karloff and Tom Mix both appeared as themselves in cameos.https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2074 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} The film was released on March 28, 1932 by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71193/the-cohens-and-kellys-in-hollywood |title=The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=December 31, 2015}}{{cite web|author=A.D.S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C07E1DA1431E633A25751C2A9629C946394D6CF |title=Movie Review - The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood - A Behind-the-Scenes Farce. |work=The New York Times |date=April 22, 1932 |access-date=December 31, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=880 |title=The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood |publisher=Afi.com |date= |access-date=December 31, 2015}}
Plot
The Cohen family and the Kelly family both find success in Hollywood. They become competitive, trying to one-up each other. In the end, they return to their mid-western homes, making up along the way.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle-comedy-rullers-play-at/158951392/|title=Comedy Rullers Play at State|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|date=April 2, 1932|page=6}}
==Cast==
- George Sidney as Sidney Nathan Cohen
- Charles Murray as Michael Kelly
- June Clyde as Kitty Kelly
- Norman Foster as Maurice Cohen
- Esther Howard as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
- Emma Dunn as Mrs. Sarah Cohen
- Eileen Percy as Eileen Percy
- Edwin Maxwell as Chauncey Chadwick
- Luis Alberni as Bladimir Petrosky
- John Roche as Gregory Gordon
- Robert Greig as Chesterfield
- Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Chauncey Chadwick
- Harry Barris as Pianist
- Frank Albertson as Frank Albertson
- Lew Ayres as Lew Ayers
- Sidney Fox as Sidney Fox
- Genevieve Tobin as Genevieve Tobin
- Tom Mix as Tom Mix
- Boris Karloff as Boris Karloffhttps://www.moma.org/calendar/events/2074 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0022770|The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood}}
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Category:American comedy films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by John Francis Dillon
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
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