Call of the Cuckoo
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| Directed by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Written by | H.M. Walker (titles) |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Max Davidson |
| Cinematography | Floyd Jackman |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 19:35 |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Call of the Cuckoo (1927) is a Hal Roach two reel silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1] The film's principal star is comedian Max Davidson, though the film is just as well known for cameos from other Roach stars at the time. These cameos include renowned supporting player Jimmy Finlayson (the source of Homer Simpson's "D'oh!" catchphrase), the oft underrated/ignored Charley Chase, and a pre-teaming Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.[2]
Plot
[edit]Papa Gimplewart (Davidson) exchanges his house, in order to escape the antics of inmates of the lunatic asylum next door, including characters played by Laurel and Hardy. Unfortunately, the new house turns out to be 'Jerry-built', put up in two days. After several disasters occur, Papa Gimplewart asks "Is there anything else can happen?". He then realizes that the inmates from the asylum have just moved in next door.
Among the disasters are a mop removing the color from the kitchen floor, dirty bath water leaking down from upstairs and into the communal coffeepot, and a piano sliding on an uneven floor that crashes through a wall and demolishes the family car.
Excerpts from this film appeared in the Robert Youngson 1965 documentary Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's.
Cast
[edit]- Jimmy Finlayson as Asylum Inmate
- Charley Chase as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Max Davidson as Papa Gimplewart
- Lillian Elliott as Mama Gimplewart
- Stan Laurel as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Oliver Hardy as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Spec O'Donnell as Love's Greatest Mistake
- Leo Willis as Party Guest
- Frank Brownlee as Prospective House Buyer (uncredited)
- Edgar Dearing as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Otto Fries as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Charlie Hall as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Fay Holderness as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- Charles Meakin as House Buyer (uncredited)
- Lyle Tayo as Party Guest (uncredited)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Call of the Cuckoo at silentera.com Retrieved May 10, 2017
- ^ The Call of the Cuckoo; allmovie.com Retrieved May 10, 2017
External links
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