Laughing at Trouble

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Laughing at Trouble
Directed by Frank R. Strayer
Screenplay by Robert Ellis
Helen Logan
based on the play by
Adelyn Bushnell
Produced by Max Golden
Starring Jane Darwell
Brook Byron
Allan Lane
Sara Haden
Lois Wilson
Margaret Hamilton
Cinematography Barney McGill
Edited byNick DeMaggio
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 11, 1936 (1936-12-11)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Laughing at Trouble is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane, Sara Haden, Lois Wilson, and Margaret Hamilton. The film was released on December 11, 1936, by 20th Century Fox. [1] [2] [3]

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