Mr. Chump

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Mr. Chump
Directed by William Clemens
Screenplay by George Bricker
Produced by Bryan Foy
Starring Johnnie Davis
Lola Lane
Penny Singleton
Donald Briggs
Chester Clute
Frank Orth
Cinematography Arthur Edeson
Edited byHarold McLernon
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • August 8, 1938 (1938-08-08)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mr. Chump is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by William Clemens and written by George Bricker. The film stars Johnnie Davis, Lola Lane, Penny Singleton, Donald Briggs, Chester Clute and Frank Orth. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 8, 1938. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Small-town layabout Bill "Scats" Small is a whiz at figuring out the stock market, but he has no money to actually invest in it. He prefers not to do any actual work and is happier just playing his trumpet, annoying the family he rooms with. Eventually, he gets a job with a touring band, but when next he returns home, he finds himself in a hotbed of romantic and larcenous intrigue and has to use all his wiles to clean up both messes.

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