The Nut Farm

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The Nut Farm
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The Nut Farm featured on the cover of Boxoffice magazine (February 2, 1935)
Directed by Melville W. Brown
Written by
Produced by William T. Lackey (producer)
StarringSee below
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Edited by Carl Pierson
Release date
1935
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Nut Farm is a 1935 American film directed by Melville W. Brown, adapted from the John Charles Brownell Broadway play of the same name, which ran for 40 performances from 14 Oct.-Nov. 1929 at the Biltmore Theater (now the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre). [1] Wallace Ford is the titled star and the only cast-member common to the play and film. According to the New York Times film review, other than Ford, "There is not much else for it to boast about." [2]

Contents

Plot summary

Bob (Oscar Apfel) and Helen (Betty Alden) decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen and her brother Willie Barton (Wallace Ford) dream of being in the movies: Helen as a star, Willie as a director. Film-producing con-artists descend on the family, and comedy ensues.

Differences from play

The play's original, copyrighted title was It's the Climate (1928). [3]

Cast

Soundtrack

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References

  1. "The Nut Farm – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB".
  2. "At the Criterion". The New York Times. 8 April 1935.
  3. The nut farm: A comedy in three acts. French's standard library edition. S. French, incorporated; S. French, ltd. 1930.