Six of a Kind (1934)

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The "six" are Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, George Burns, Gracie Allen, W.C. Fields, and Alison Skipworth, who star in this cross-country comedy. Planning a motor vacation to California, J. Pinkham Whinney (Ruggles) and Flora Whinney (Boland) advertise for a couple to help drive and share expenses.… More The "six" are Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, George Burns, Gracie Allen, W.C. Fields, and Alison Skipworth, who star in this cross-country comedy. Planning a motor vacation to California, J. Pinkham Whinney (Ruggles) and Flora Whinney (Boland) advertise for a couple to help drive and share expenses. That couple turns out to be George Edwards (Burns) and Gracie De Vore (Allen), accompanied by Allen's surly Great Dane. Whinney is driven to near-insanity by Edwards' intrusiveness and stupidity, but the worst is yet to come: thanks to a crooked co-worker, Whinney has been accused of stealing bank funds and is now an unwitting fugitive from justice. Sheriff Hoxley (W.C. Fields, who spends a priceless ten minutes explaining why he's called "Honest John") joins forces with hotel proprietor Mrs. "Duchess" K. Rumford (Alison Skipworth) in hopes of capturing Whinney and claiming the reward. After a zany night of everybody in the cast running in and out of hotel rooms, the real crook is captured and Whinney and Flora prepare to enjoy what's left of their vacation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 2 min.
Directed By: Leo McCarey
Genres: Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1934 Wide
On DVD: Oct 15, 1996

Critic Reviews

Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Funny, definitely dated, comedy headed by George and Gracie.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Though only in a cameo, Fields steals the pic.
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Flawed but frequently hysterical all-star comedy with a classic Fields charactetization

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AJ V

The comedy in this movie isn't very funny, and some of the scenes are way too long, which makes it worse. Burns and Allen are pretty funny for most of the movie, but they get pushed aside by Fields.

Cast

            Charlie Ruggles as J. Pinkham Whinney

            Mary Boland as Flora Whinney

            W.C. Fields as Sheriff "Honest John" Hoxley

            George Burns as George Edwards

            Gracie Allen as Gracie De Vore

            Alison Skipworth as Mrs. "Duchess" K. Rumford

            Bradley Page as Ferguson

            Grace Bradley as Trixie

            William J. Kelly as A.B. Gillette

            James Burke as Sparks

            Dick Rush as Steele

            Walter Long as Butch

            Leo Willis as Mike

            Lew Kelly as Joe

            Tammany Young as Dr. Busby

            Phil Tead as Newspaper Accountant

            William Augustin as Cop

            Irving Bacon as Hotel Desk Clerk

            Harry Bernard as Eyeshade Man

            Kathleen Burke as Woman

            Neal Burns as Bank President's Secretary

            Martin Faust as Porter

            Verna Hillie as Bank Safety Deposit Clerk

            Sam Lufkin as Hotel Clerk Glen Falls

            Bob McKenzie as Good Time Charlie

            George C. Pearce as Tourist

            Lee Phelps as Airline Official

            Alfred P. James as Tom

            Phil Dunham as Drunk

            Florence Enright as Tourist's Wife
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