What Price Pants (1931)
The vaudeville comedians Smith and Dale star in a clever satire on Prohibition and all its illegal shenanigans. Charlie Dale is the greedy owner of a sweatshop pants factory, and Joe Smith is his underpaid cutter. A letter arrives for Smith, informing him that he's about to receive an unexpected inheritance. Dale intercepts the letter, and offers Smith a partnership in the pants factory...
Director: Casey Robinson
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 18 min
Release Date: August 21, 1931
Cast
- Joe Smith - Marvin Pitsik / Cigarface Pitsik
- Charles Dale - Jacob Wolf / Lone Jake Wolf
- Millard Mitchell - Secretary (uncredited)
- James C. Morton - Henchman (uncredited)
- Ralph Sanford - Bartender (uncredited)
- Tammany Young - Doorman (uncredited)
Production: Paramount Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
prohibition era, vaudeville
More Films by Director: Casey Robinson
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is What Price Pants about?
- The vaudeville comedians Smith and Dale star in a clever satire on Prohibition and all its illegal shenanigans. Charlie Dale is the greedy owner of a sweatshop pants factory, and Joe Smith is his underpaid cutter. A letter arrives for Smith, informing him that he's about to receive an unexpected inheritance. Dale intercepts the letter, and offers Smith a partnership in the pants factory...
- Who directed What Price Pants?
- What Price Pants was directed by Casey Robinson.
- Who stars in What Price Pants?
- What Price Pants stars Joe Smith, Charles Dale, Millard Mitchell, James C. Morton, Ralph Sanford, Tammany Young.
- How long is What Price Pants?
- What Price Pants has a runtime of 18m (18 minutes).
- What genre is What Price Pants?
- What Price Pants is a Comedy film.
- Where was What Price Pants produced?
- What Price Pants was produced in United States of America.