Million Dollar Legs

1932
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1h 4m

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W.C. Fields, Hugh Herbert, George Barbier, Andy Clyde, Jack Oakie, and Ben Turpin in Million Dollar Legs (1932)

A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.

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8/10

I adore this absurdist gem

Jack Oakie stars as an American brush salesman working in the tiny country of Klopstokia. He meets and fall in love with president W.C.Fields's daughter. He is rejected as a potential suitor until he convinces Fields that the nearly bankrupt country can get the money they need by sending a team to the Olympic games in Los Angeles. This seldom seen film is an absurdist masterpiece ... the slogan for Oakie's brush company is "They brush". Fields stays in office by defeating his cabinet in feats of strengths. This movie is the gift that keeps on giving.

rdoyle29
Sep 11, 2017
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Trivia
Screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz originally developed this story as a vehicle for The Marx Brothers, but they turned it down.

Goofs
Supposedly all Klopstokian males are named George, but the female lead's younger brother (Dickie Moore) is named Willie.

Quotes
The President: Hello sweetheart.
Migg Tweeny: Listen, my name's Tweeny.
The President: You'll always be sweetheart to me.
Migg Tweeny: I know, I know, but there's talk already.