2 Movies Directed by Norman Z. McLeod

It's a Gift

It's a Gift

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1934-11-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

68 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (3494 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Cunningham (screen play)

J.P. McEvoy (from "The Comic Supplement" by)

W.C. Fields (based upon a story by)

Fullplot:

The owner of a general store (Harold Bisonette) is hounded by his status-anxious wife ("That's 'Bee-soh-nay'" and "I have no maid you know"). To get some sleep he goes out on the porch where he is tormented by a little boy from the floor above (Baby Dunk) and an insurance salesman down below ("LaFong. Capital L, small a..."). He uses an inheritance to buy an orange ranch through the mail, then drives off with his family for California. The orange grove consists of a withered tree, the ranch house is but a shack, and the car falls to pieces. But a racetrack operator wants the land, so all ends happily.

The Paleface

The Paleface

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-12-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2608 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Edmund L. Hartmann (original screenplay)

Frank Tashlin (original screenplay)

Jack Rose (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward who's main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians it's Jane's sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.

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