The Nut Farm is a 1935 American film directed by Melville W. Brown, adapted from the John Charles Brownell Broadway play of the same name, which ran for 40 performances from 14 Oct.-Nov. 1929 at the Biltmore Theater (now the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre).[1] Wallace Ford is the titled star and the only cast-member common to the play and film. According to the New York Times film review, other than Ford, "There is not much else for it to boast about."[2] The play's original, copyrighted title was It's the Climate (1928).[3]
Plot
Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen and her brother Willie Barton dream of being in the movies: Helen as a star, Willie as a director. Film-producing con-artists descend on the family, and comedy ensues.
Cast
- Wallace Ford as Willie Barton
- Betty Alden as Helen Barton Brent
- Florence Roberts as Ma Barton, Willie's Mother
- Spencer Charters as Sliscomb, the Landlord
- Oscar Apfel as Bob Bent, Helen's Husband
- Bradley Page as Hamilton T. Holland, Acting School
- Lorin Raker as Biddleford, Holland's Writer
- Arnold Gray as Eustace Van Norton, Holland's Actor
- Joan Gale as Agatha Sliscomb
Soundtrack
References
- ^ "The Nut Farm – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
- ^ "At the Criterion". The New York Times. 8 April 1935.
- ^ The nut farm: A comedy in three acts. French's standard library edition. S. French, incorporated; S. French, ltd. 1930.
External links
- The Nut Farm at IMDb
- The Nut Farm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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