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  • The Fainting Lover (1931)
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    Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
The Fainting Lover (1931)
Passed
Short | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

Back in the last century, in the 1940's, Camel cigarettes had an ad slogan that boasted... "not a cough in a carload." "Fainting Lover" is a comedy from Mack Sennett that doesn't have a laugh in a single frame of the two reels. The three ...See moreBack in the last century, in the 1940's, Camel cigarettes had an ad slogan that boasted... "not a cough in a carload." "Fainting Lover" is a comedy from Mack Sennett that doesn't have a laugh in a single frame of the two reels. The three writers, one of which must have noticed the absence of comedy, either thought they were writing "East Lynne" or else were preparing themselves to write television comedy. This Andy Clyde short, in which Andy plays second fiddle to a bad performance by the usually reliable Wade Boteler, finds Boteler (as Bert) courting the daughter of Andy Clyde and Addie McPhail, and Andy reminds him that he shouldn't take her for granted, especially at a gathering where Dr. Dudley Smith, accomplished musician, artist, sportsman, lecturer, world traveler, singer, dancer and worker of cross-word puzzles, is putting heavy moves on Helen, Bert's intended. Bert allows as how he'll do something special for her on her birthday coming up next month. The something special turns out to be attending her wedding to Smith on her birthday. What happens then is pitiful and feeble beyond description. Vernon Dent singing "Honeymoon", and later dancing to it, is worth watching if one fast-forwards to it and stops watching when Dent finishes. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
John A. Waldron (story and scenario) | Earle Rodney (story and scenario) | Harry McCoy (story and scenario)
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Updated Aug 16, 1931

Release date
Aug 16, 1931 (United States)

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Cast

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Andy Clyde
Uncle Ed Roberts Uncle Ed Roberts   See fewer
Vernon Dent
Dr. Dudley Schmidt Dr. Dudley Schmidt   See fewer
Addie McPhail
Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Roberts   See fewer
Anna Dodge
Aunt Helen (as Anna Hernandez) Aunt Helen (as Anna Hernandez)   See fewer
Spencer Bell
Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted) Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Jack Cooper
Dobson the Butler (uncredited) Dobson the Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Foerster
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
June Gittelson
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Olive Hatch
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Hoopii Jr.
Steel Guitarist (uncredited) Steel Guitarist (uncredited)   See fewer
Patsy O'Leary
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Del Porter
Clarinetist (uncredited) Clarinetist (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Saxon
Minister (uncredited) Minister (uncredited)   See fewer
William Searby
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
L. Dwight Snyder
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Kathryn Stanley
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
David Stein
Off-screen Piano Player (uncredited) Off-screen Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Miss Williams
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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