Carnival promoters and gangsters back a math genius rube in a big money bridge tournament.Carnival promoters and gangsters back a math genius rube in a big money bridge tournament.Carnival promoters and gangsters back a math genius rube in a big money bridge tournament.
Erville Alderson
- Sheriff
- (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
- Prof. Spring
- (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
- Andrews
- (uncredited)
George Chandler
- Bank Clerk
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Spectator at Bridge Tournament
- (uncredited)
Harvey Clark
- Chairman
- (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in Honolulu Monday 13 May 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13); it first aired in Altoona PA 3 June 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in Chicago 17 June 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Los Angeles 25 June 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), in Seattle 15 July 1957 on KING (Channel 5), in Portland OR 31 July 1957 on KGW (Channel 8), in Omaha 7 August 1957 on WOW (Channel 6), in Norfolk VA 9 October 1957 on WTAR (Channel 3), in Hartford CT 7 December 1957 on WHCT (Channel 18), in Tampa 9 December 1957 on WFLA (Channel 8), in Philadelphia 2 January 1958 on WFIL (Channel 6), followed by San Francisco 16 November 1958 on KGO (Channel 7) and, finally by New York City 3 June 1961 on WCBS (Channel 2).
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You're A Chump If You Watch This
When their carnival is busted up in the sticks, Robert Armstrong, Betty Furness, and her father, Edmund Gwenn come across Stu Erwin. He has a job in the local bank as an adding machine. At first they figure they can use him as a sideshow attraction, but when he defeats World Bridge champion E.E. Clive, they see a chance to capitalize on that. Small-time crook Eddie Brophy worms his way in, only to be devoured by bigger fish Dewey Robinson.
I didn't like it. I don't like Erwin's "star" personality of the era, as a countrified rube, limp as a dishrag, who invariably wins by being so pitiable. To compensate for an empty center to this blah comedy, everyone plays it big, not just Armstrong, but even Gwenn. the only one who is at all interesting in performance is Dewey Robinson. Usually he played a background actor, a beefy thug, just made a speakeasy bartender. He was part of Preston Sturges' stock company. He made his first movie in 1931, appeared in more than 250 features and died in 1950 at the age of 52.
I didn't like it. I don't like Erwin's "star" personality of the era, as a countrified rube, limp as a dishrag, who invariably wins by being so pitiable. To compensate for an empty center to this blah comedy, everyone plays it big, not just Armstrong, but even Gwenn. the only one who is at all interesting in performance is Dewey Robinson. Usually he played a background actor, a beefy thug, just made a speakeasy bartender. He was part of Preston Sturges' stock company. He made his first movie in 1931, appeared in more than 250 features and died in 1950 at the age of 52.
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- May 20, 2019
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- Chain Lightning
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- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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