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RKO Pictures The Nitwits Rare RKO LaserDisc Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Comedy

The Nitwits Rare RKO LaserDisc Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Comedy

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Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in...

The Nitwits

RKO Classic Collection

( Catalog Number ID7058TU )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

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The Nitwits
1935 - 81 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The Nitwits are Johnny (Bert Wheeler) and Newt (Robert Woolsey), cigar-counter proprietors in the building owned by music publisher Lake (Hale Hamilton). Johnny spends his spare time spooning with his sweetheart, Lake's secretary Mary (Betty Grable), while Newt tinkers with his inventions, the latest of which is an electric chair which compels the occupant to tell the truth. A none too lovable man, Lake has made enemies of several people, including his shifty assistant Lurch (Arthur Aylesworth)  and disgruntled songwriter Clark (Erik Rhodes); he is also on the outs with Mrs. Lake (Evelyn Brent), who caught her husband "coming on" to the reluctant Mary. Thus it is that practically anyone could be the dreaded "Black Widow," a mysterious blackmailer-murderer who's been trying to extort money from Lake. Hired at a substantial fee to protect the publisher from the Black Widow is private detective Darrell (Fred Keating), but Lake is murdered in his office all the same. Suspicion immediately falls upon Mary, the last person to see Lake alive. Johnny gallantly takes the blame for the killing to protect Mary, while Newt, believing Johnny to be guilty, does his best to protect his pal from the cops. All of this seems rather heavy going for a Wheeler & Woolsey vehicle, but be assured that The Nitwits is definitely a comedy, with the stars at their peak under the direction of George Stevens. The beauty of the film is that it sustains its momentum even after Newt's "truth chair" reveals the identity of the killer to the audience (but not to our rather dense heroes); especially hilarious is a nocturnal chase through a costume warehouse, utilizing several gags lifted from Stevens' "Boy Friends" 2-reelers of the early 1930s. Nineteen-year-old Betty Grable doesn't have too much to do, though she proves a charming subject for the film's best song, Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh's "Music in My Heart". Co-written by Stuart Palmer, of "Hildegarde Withers" fame, The Nitwits was the last of Wheeler & Woolsey's truly worthwhile films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The Nitwits

Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Fred Keating
Betty Grable
Evelyn Brent
Erik Rhodes
Hale Hamilton
Charles C. Wilson
Arthur Aylesworth
Willie Best
Lew Kelly

Crew for The Nitwits

Producer Lee S. Marcus
Writer Al Boasberg
Writer Fred Guiol
Writer Stuart Palmer
Cinematographer Edward Cronjager
Director George Stevens
Editor John Lockert

Feature Details

Title: The Nitwits
Feature Release Date: 1935
Genre: Comedy
Rating: Not Rated
Color: Black and White
Runtime: 81 Minutes
Picture: Academy Ratio
Ratio: 1.33:1
Playback Format: CLV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 16 Jan 1992
Catalog Number: ID7058TU
UPC: 014381705867
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Collection: RKO Classic Collection
Publisher: Image Entertainment

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: ID7058TU
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Rare RKO Pictures LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDisc and Jacket

Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in...

The Nitwits

RKO Classic Collection

( Catalog Number ID7058TU )
(1.33:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

Best Version on LaserDisc

The Nitwits
1935 - 81 min. - Black and White
Genre: Comedy
Not Rated
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
The Nitwits are Johnny (Bert Wheeler) and Newt (Robert Woolsey), cigar-counter proprietors in the building owned by music publisher Lake (Hale Hamilton). Johnny spends his spare time spooning with his sweetheart, Lake's secretary Mary (Betty Grable), while Newt tinkers with his inventions, the latest of which is an electric chair which compels the occupant to tell the truth. A none too lovable man, Lake has made enemies of several people, including his shifty assistant Lurch (Arthur Aylesworth)  and disgruntled songwriter Clark (Erik Rhodes); he is also on the outs with Mrs. Lake (Evelyn Brent), who caught her husband "coming on" to the reluctant Mary. Thus it is that practically anyone could be the dreaded "Black Widow," a mysterious blackmailer-murderer who's been trying to extort money from Lake. Hired at a substantial fee to protect the publisher from the Black Widow is private detective Darrell (Fred Keating), but Lake is murdered in his office all the same. Suspicion immediately falls upon Mary, the last person to see Lake alive. Johnny gallantly takes the blame for the killing to protect Mary, while Newt, believing Johnny to be guilty, does his best to protect his pal from the cops. All of this seems rather heavy going for a Wheeler & Woolsey vehicle, but be assured that The Nitwits is definitely a comedy, with the stars at their peak under the direction of George Stevens. The beauty of the film is that it sustains its momentum even after Newt's "truth chair" reveals the identity of the killer to the audience (but not to our rather dense heroes); especially hilarious is a nocturnal chase through a costume warehouse, utilizing several gags lifted from Stevens' "Boy Friends" 2-reelers of the early 1930s. Nineteen-year-old Betty Grable doesn't have too much to do, though she proves a charming subject for the film's best song, Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh's "Music in My Heart". Co-written by Stuart Palmer, of "Hildegarde Withers" fame, The Nitwits was the last of Wheeler & Woolsey's truly worthwhile films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Cast for The Nitwits

Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey
Fred Keating
Betty Grable
Evelyn Brent
Erik Rhodes
Hale Hamilton
Charles C. Wilson
Arthur Aylesworth
Willie Best
Lew Kelly

Crew for The Nitwits

Producer Lee S. Marcus
Writer Al Boasberg
Writer Fred Guiol
Writer Stuart Palmer
Cinematographer Edward Cronjager
Director George Stevens
Editor John Lockert

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