Crazy to Act
About Crazy to Act
Ethel St. John loves poor, dull Arthur Young. Her mother wants her to marry millionaire Gordon Bagley. Ethel says she will, if Bagley makes her a movie star. He finances a picture. Inept filmmakers shoot it, and the hero is Arthur. The preview is a wreck. Ethel goes off with Arthur. Bagley is left running on a turning movie set.
Cast & crew
More about Crazy to Act
Earle Rodney directed. Mack Sennett produced. Released 15 May 1927. Oliver Hardy plays Gordon Bagley. Mildred June plays Ethel, Matty Kemp plays Arthur, and Sunshine Hart plays Mrs. St. John. Jack Cooper plays the movie heavy.
Themes
Background
A Sennett two-reeler from 1927, using a Hollywood set as the joke rather than a chase through town.
Notes
- Oliver Hardy's role is the producer, not a bit part. He is Gordon Bagley.
- The bargain is explicit: Ethel will marry the money if the money puts her on the screen.
- Arthur, the man she wants, is cast as the hero of the film Bagley is paying for.
- The last gag puts Bagley on a rotating set after the preview fails.
Scenes
- Ethel agrees to marry Bagley only if he turns her into a star.
- The preview of his production is a disaster, and Arthur is the hero of it.
- Bagley runs in place on a rotating set after Ethel leaves with Arthur.
