“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.
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Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the daughter of James B. Strong ('FRederick Burton'), a man who controls the town with his real estate and business interests. Strong is an upstanding citizen who has fallen into the hands of a clever racketeer, Jeff Hardy (Douglass Dumbrille), who acts as Strong's manager of some innocent-appearing amusement places that are really secret dens of vice.
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Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Karl Brown, Don Swift, Daniel Jarrett
In Theaters:12/10/1935
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Runtime:67 minutes
Studio:Sol Lesser Productions
Cast
Phil Rosen
Director
Richard Arlen
Dan Matthews
Charlotte Wynters
Hope Strong
Douglass Dumbrille
Jeff Hardy
Mary Kornman
Kitty Marley
Donald Cook
Frank Blair
Frederick Burton
James B. Strong
Lee Moran
Hypo
Tom Dugan
Herman
Edward McWade
Lawyer Partington
Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
Tommy
Oscar Apfel
District Attorney (uncredited)
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