The Nitwits
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The Nitwits is a 1935 American comedy film featuring the deadpan character actor Ned Sparks alongside Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a zany mystery spoof.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Stuart Palmer ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Denmark – Ned Sparks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnny – Bert Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ Newton – Robert Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | J. Roy Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Hively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterActor | Ned Sparks GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresComedyTeam | Wheeler and Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmSeriesContext | part of Wheeler and Woolsey filmography ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | pre-Code style humor despite being post-Code ⓘ |
| hasFilmRuntime | approximately 80 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Johnny
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ⓘ
Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | mystery spoof ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Lee Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| productionEra | 1930s Hollywood ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Al Boasberg
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Fred Guiol NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Townley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Mintz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | radio station ⓘ |
| stars |
Bert Wheeler
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Betty Grable NERFINISHED ⓘ Erik Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ Hale Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Woolsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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