For all non-specific NBA-related discussion. RKO had no cartoons to release during the fall 1936 through summer '37 season on account of Disney being required to complete his contract with. Hubby's Week-End Trip. Sporting Speed / May 4, 1924.
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The shorts probably hit their high water mark during the 1. Leon competed with Edgar Kennedy as RKO primary short subject comedy star and sharing the same director. Under Hal Yates, RKO comedies focused more on situation comedy (much like 1. TV), while Columbia (mostly under Jules White) focused more on violent slapstick.
Not that there weren't the occasional physical accidents on display here as well. Prior to 1. 93. 7, these were also listed as Superba Comedies (qv). Errol kept going until his sudden passing in 1. Lew Kelly also stars. Salesmanship Ahoy (Al Boasberg) / 1. July 1. 9, 1. 93.
Leon is a door- to- door salesman trying to break a . Goulding) / 2. 0+m / September 2. Leon is a successful . After being forced to sell it, Leon tries to buy it back and gamble enough at the race- track. With Vivien Oakland, William Brisbane, ed Dunn & Leotta Lorraine. Berth Quakes (Jean Yarbrough) / 1.
May 6, 1. 93. 8 Child psychiatrist Leon battles a bratty stepson. With Vivian Tobin, Paul Guilfoyle, Eva Mc.
Kenzie, Don Brodie, Bud Jamison & George Volk)Major Difficulties (Lou Brock) / 1. November 1. 8, 1.
To trick a judge who's trying him on a gambling charge, Leon poses as a famous British explorer. Morton)Ring Madness (Harry D'Arcy) / 1. June 3. 0, 1. 93.
Leon buys a ring for his friend's fianc. Later he disguises as his grandfather. He manages to gum up the deal for his company and gets fired.
Morton, Keith Hitchcock, Warren Jackson, Bud Jamison, Jack Rice & Charles Hall)A Panic In The Parlor (Charles Roberts) / 1. June 2. 7, 1. 94.
After vacationing in Tijuana with his buddy, Leon's wife fights back by pretending to have taken on lovers, including a knife- thrower. Virginia Vale and Joseph Forte co- star. Ken Christy is Leon's irritable boss. Man- I- Cured (Harry D'Arcy) / 2. September 2. 6, 1. Leon tries to disrupt his nephew marrying a manicurist, but meets up with the wrong one (played by Dorothy Granger), who has another boyfriend, a detective (Tom Kennedy). Thus begins a series of misunderstandings that causes trouble with his wife later as Leon even tries to buy off her with vacation tickets to Havana.
Lots of slapstick action in this one, with ladies hiding in suit- cases. Also with Bob Smith, Joan Barclay and Donald Kerr in the cast. Who's A Dummy? Vivian Tobin plays Leon's wife, rehearsing for a play and fooling him into thinking she committed murder. With Herb Vigran, Eddie Kane, Ralph Sanford & Harry HGarvey.
Home Work (Harry D'Arcy) / 1. January 9, 1. 94.
Avoiding a process server at work, Leon stays at home while his wife takes his place at the office.. With Vivian Tobin, Tom Kennedy, Dorothy Granger, Harry Harvey & Archie Twitchell. Wedded Blitz (Henry James) / 1. March 1. 3, 1. 94. Neighbors misunderstand when Leon wears various makeups and costumes at home. Remake of the same titled 1.
Ford Sterling. He tries to get his father- in- law married off. After accusations of blonde hair on his shirt and . With Dorothy Christy, Constance Purdy, Bud Jamison, Myrtle Anderson & Pat O'Malley. Gem Jams (Lambert Hillyer) / 1. C: Leon Erroll)- March 1.
Leon's wife spies on him the very night he is supposed to entertain his boss' pretty client at a hotel.. With Dorothy Christy, Dorothy Granger, William Gould, Al Hill, Mary Halsey, Isabel Le. Mal & Charlie Hall. Radio Runaround (Lambert Hillyer) / 1. C: Leon Erroll)- May 7, 1. Leon's marriage is tested when he starts running a radio station.
With Claire Carleton & Joan Blair. Girls! To avoid questioning (by Dorothy Granger), Leon fakes amnesia. With Patti Brill, Emory Parnell, Elaine Riley, Byron Foulger. Birthday Blues (Hal Yates) / 1. February 1. 6, 1. Leon almost forgets his wife's (Dorothy Granger), birthday and buys a stolen coat from Harry Harvey that belongs to the neighbors (Elaine Riley & Lawrence Tierney) and his attempts to return it gets him into another marital mess. Let's Go Stepping (Hal Yates) / 1.
May 4, 1. 94. 5 Homebody Leon tests his wife (Dorothy Granger) using his gay- blade twin brother. Later Leon is heldhostage in his house by an escaped convict and is mixed up with a dog. With Emory Parnell, Tom Kennedy, George Holmes & Jason Robards. Double Honeymoon (Hal Yates) / 1. August 3, 1. 94. 5 After a night on a bender, Leon has reason to believe he's married a second wife.
Also cast: Arthur Loft, Marc Cramer, Cyril Ring, Tanis Chandler & Tom Noonan)Maid Trouble (Harry Edwards) / 1. February 1, 1. 94. Leon tries to keep is pretty maid (Myrna Dell) workig by offering a coat belonging to his wife (Dorothy Granger). With Clare Carleton, Harry Hayden, Robert Bray & Phil Warren)Oh, Professor, Behave (Hal Yates) / 1. March 1, 1. 94. 6 (filmed '4.
Leon rents his house to a lady professor, but wife Dorothy Granger obviously expects the worse. With Amelita Ward, Charles Coleman, Joe Devlin, Phl Waren, Myrna Dell & Betty Gillette. Twin Husbands (Hal Yates) / 1. May 1. 0, 1. 94. 6 Leon's twin brother is in town and has never met his wife.
This bother is a regualr flirt, single and carefree, and the wife (Dorothy Granger) obviously gets them confused when she meets him right after altering her hair and appearance at the stylist. Also with Marian Carr, Jason Robards & Myrna Dell. I'll Take Milk (Hal Yates) / 1.
July 1. 9, 1. 94. Antics involving a lost necklace that was accidently stolen at a dinner party and accidently given away as a wedding gift..
With Dorothy Granger, Myrna Dell, Phil Warren, Claire Carleton, Jason Robards & Lee Frederick. Follow That Blonde (Hal Yates) / 1. September 2. 7, 1. Leon borrows his buddy's car for fishing and gets caught with a blonde flirt..
A scheme is settled in court that Leon was intending to marry, but must pull a stunt pretending that his married buddy was going- to- get- married and Leon winds up in drag as his . With Harry Harvey, Claire Carleton, Phil Warren, Marian Carr, Dick Elliott, Carol Forman & Teddy Infuhr. Borrowed Blonde (Hal Yates) / 1.
March 7, 1. 94. 7 (filmed '4. Leon tries to convince his boss and wife (Paul Maxey & Vivien Oakland) that he and Dorothy Granger are the happy marriage couple, but a pretty neighbor (Peggy Maley) disrupts things unintentionally as he temporarily must pretend SHE is his wife, causing further troubl with her wn husband (Phil Warren).
In Room 3. 03 (Hal Yates) / 1. April 2. 5, 1. 94. Leon needs his son and the daughter of a business partner to settle their romantic disputes by spying on his potential . With Harry Harvey, Robet Clarke, Paul Maxey, Gail Davis, Peggy Maley, Jay Norris & Dick Wessel. Wife Tames Wolf (Hal Yates) / 1.
April 2. 5, 1. 94. Once again in trouble with the wife (Dorothy Granger), Leons business partner tries to help him stop an impending divorce that eventually involves a fake suicide. With Eddie Kane, Carol Forman, Phil Warren, Peggy Maley & Barbara Smith.
Hired Husband (Hal Yates) / 1. May 9, 1. 94. 7 Wife (Dorothy Granger) fools her aunt (Minerva Urecal) by pretending to be married to her old boyfriend (Jack Norton). Blondes Away (Hal Yates) / 1. July 1. 1, 1. 94. A tough guy tries to blackmail Leon while he's on his second honeymoon. Angel billed as Steven Flagg, Harry Harvey, Suzi Crandall, Phil Warren, Donald Kerr & Mickey Simpson)Bet Your Life (Hal Yates) / 1.
January 1. 6, 1. 94. Leon uses his friend's name on a sweepstakes ticket and poses as him when it wins, but wife Dorothy Granger suspects he's flirting with his friend's wife. The two later decide to simply find new spouses! With Wally Brown, Betty Underwood & Grandon Rhodes.
Uninvited Blonde (Hal Yates) / 1. November 1. 2, 1.
July) After a wild party, Leon sents a blonde home- in his wife's coat! When he sets up an apartment for her, wife Dorothy Granger misunderstands the situation and thinks he is starting a . With Suzi Crandall, Scott Elliott & Judy Clark. The Cactus Cut- Up (Charles Roberts) / 1. April 1. 5, 1. 94.
November '4. 8) Leon's daughter's fianc. Also with Vince Barnett, Jack Rice, Robert Gellison & George Chandler. Shocking Affair (Hal Yates) / 1.
December 2. 3, 1. July) Leon uses his inventions to help his son (Raymond Roe) marry the daughter (Christine Larsen) of a banker (Russell Hicks). High And Dizzy (Hal Yates) / 1. February 1. 7, 1. Leon Errol brings home a singing chicken.