The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble

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The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
Cohens and Kellys in Trouble lobby card.jpg
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Directed by George Stevens
Written by Albert Austin
Homer Croy
Fred Guiol
Jack Jungmeyer
Vernon Smith
Produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring George Sidney
Charlie Murray
Maureen O'Sullivan
CinematographyLen Powers
Edited byRobert Carlisle
Music byJames Huntley (uncredited)
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • April 15, 1933 (1933-04-15)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Charlie Murray, Andy Devine, and Maureen O'Sullivan. It is the last film in the Cohens and Kellys series and the first director credit for George Stevens. [1]

Contents

Plot

Kelly's daughter falls for a revenue agent, and his divorced wife is after alimony.

Cast

Preservation status

A copy is held in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. [2]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.33 c.1978 by The American Film Institute