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- TriviaDebut of actress and singer Marion Martin,
- Quotes
Mr. W: [Indignantly] Barbarian!
George, the waiter: Wh, sir? Me, sir?
Mr. W: Definitely a barbarian! If you ever again attempt to serve me brandy in a dinky little glass, I shall be forced to take action. I may strangle you with my own hands, or I may merely shriek!
- ConnectionsEdited into Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin (1998)
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Simple but Fun
Mr. W.'s Little Game (1934)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Alexander Woollcott was the theatre critic for the New York Times and he plays host to this short from Paramount, which is mildly entertaining, although I'm really not sure how important it actually is. In the film Woollcott introduces a new game to a blonde (Marion Martin) and their waiter (Leo Carroll). The idea of the game is to give a person a letter and then see how many words they can come up with using that letter within a minute. The only rule is that it can't be a proper name. We see Woollcott play the blonde and then he plays the waiter. That's pretty much all there is to this 10-minute short. I'm sure most people will give this thing a pass but it's mildly interesting just to see the then famous critic. His performance actually wasn't too bad here and he comes off quite natural. Both Martin and Carroll are good for what they're asked to do as well. I'm not sure how long this game has been around but I remember playing it a lot when I was younger and if you're familiar with it then you might be drawn into the competitive nature of the characters in the film.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Alexander Woollcott was the theatre critic for the New York Times and he plays host to this short from Paramount, which is mildly entertaining, although I'm really not sure how important it actually is. In the film Woollcott introduces a new game to a blonde (Marion Martin) and their waiter (Leo Carroll). The idea of the game is to give a person a letter and then see how many words they can come up with using that letter within a minute. The only rule is that it can't be a proper name. We see Woollcott play the blonde and then he plays the waiter. That's pretty much all there is to this 10-minute short. I'm sure most people will give this thing a pass but it's mildly interesting just to see the then famous critic. His performance actually wasn't too bad here and he comes off quite natural. Both Martin and Carroll are good for what they're asked to do as well. I'm not sure how long this game has been around but I remember playing it a lot when I was younger and if you're familiar with it then you might be drawn into the competitive nature of the characters in the film.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Apr 30, 2011
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- Headliners (1933-1934 Season) (#12): Mr. W's Little Game
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- Runtime10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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