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Joe E. Brown: Comedy
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Synopsis: A Very Honorable Guy is an interesting if not terribly funny change of pace for comedy star Joe E. Brown. This Damon Runyon adaptation casts Brown as Feet Samuels, a compulsive gambler known for his determination to keep his word at all costs. To pay off his mounting debts, Feet sells his body toRead More
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This hilarious baseball comedy thrilled crowds with the antics of Chicago Cubs pitcher Joe E. Brown. As the rookie sensation leads his team to victory, his penchant for making excuses tries the patience of fiancee Olivia de Havilland (in her film debut) and manager William Frawley. But will a mix-up with gamblers bring Ike's winning streak to an end?
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Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1892 – July 6, 1973) was an actor and comedian from Holgate, Ohio. In 1902 at the age of 10, he joined a troupe of circus tumblers known as the Five Marvellous Astons which toured the country on both the circus and vaudeville circuits. He gradually added comedy into his act and transformed himself into a comedian. He moved to Broadway in the 1920s first appearing in the musical comedy "Jim Jam Jems".
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This film version of Shakespeare's comedy features some inspired casting with James Cagney as Bottom and Joe E. Brown as Flute. Like most of Shakespear's comedies, the story contains several seemingly unrelated plot lines, all tied together by a single unifying event, in this instance, the impending wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. A visual tour de force, the film earned cinematographer Hal Mohr the first write-in Academy Award in Hollywood history.
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Mr. Brown was loved by children. (Perhaps a result of keeping his comedy clean?) He tells about a letter written by one of the mothers of those children. Just six years old, the child saw one of Mr. Brown's movies, then asked his mother, "Mommy, when Joe E. Brown dies, will he go to heaven?" The mother replied, "Why, of course, darling." "Golly, Mommy," the child said. "Won't God laugh!"
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Middle-aged, average Joe struck out in his final high school at bat. But with a little help, he gets to relive his shot at glory. This is an overlooked mainstream comedy which is funny, fantastical, and slapstick.
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