Too Many Highballs
5.2
Harold Hobbs doesn't much like that his lazy, sponging and unemployed brother-in-law Claude and his mother-in-law live with him and his wife, Hortense, especially as the in-laws seem to rule the roost ever since they moved in. To get his in-laws out of the house, Harold has regularly left a bottle of booze for Claude to be able to entertain prospective employers. When Harold learns that on all the other occasions the employers have not showed (he assumes there probably were no prospective employers) leaving Claude to consume the booze on his own, he decides to show Claude a lesson by spiking the bottle with castor oil. Complications ensue when Joe, Harold's friend, encourages him to skip work to attend the prize fight. What Joe doesn't tell Harold is that he tells his boss that Harold needs the day off to attend to the sudden death of his brother-in-law.
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Lloyd Hamilton
Harold Hobbs
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Marjorie Beebe
Hortense Hobbs
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Hot News Margie
Tom Dugan
Claude - Harold's Brother-in-Law
Known for
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The Ghost Breakers
Aggie Herring
Harold's Mother-in-Law
Also in
Oliver Twist
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Bud Jamison
Arresting Policeman
Known for
A Night Out
By the Sea
Tom Dempsey
1st Traffic Cop
Also in
Tied for Life
Fair Enough
Ernie Alexander
Hot Dog Vendor
Known for
Saps at Sea
Joe Bordeaux
Fight Reporter
Known for
Coney Island
The Butcher Boy
Harry Bowen
2nd Traffic Cop
Known for
The Bohemian Girl
Lige Conley
Ambulance Attendant
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Fast and Furious
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Bobby Dunn
Ticket Seller
Known for
Tit for Tat
Them Thar Hills
George Gray
Police Clerk
Also in
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Clyde Bruckman Director · W.C. Fields Story George Unholz Cinematographer
United States release February 10, 1933 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Pictures
Production
Mack Sennett Comedies
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 10, 1933
Theatrical
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