International House (1933) | |
Director(s) | A. Edward Sutherland |
Producer(s) | Emanuel Cohen (executive uncredited) |
Top Genres | Comedy |
Top Topics | Slapstick |
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International House (1933) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and produced by Emanuel Cohen.
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Quotes from International House
Peggy:
Won't you join me in a glass of wine?
Professor Quail: You get in first, and if there's room enough I'll join you.
[Professor Quail enters during Rudy Vallee's song]
Professor Quail: How long's this dogfight been going on?
Peggy: I'm sitting on something!
Professor Quail: I lost mine in the stock market.
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Professor Quail: You get in first, and if there's room enough I'll join you.
[Professor Quail enters during Rudy Vallee's song]
Professor Quail: How long's this dogfight been going on?
Peggy: I'm sitting on something!
Professor Quail: I lost mine in the stock market.
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Facts about International House
During the filming of one of W.C. Fields' scenes, a mild earthquake struck Los Angeles. The earthquake was supposedly captured on film. In the film clip, Fields and his co-stars are speaking their lines on the hotel lobby set, when the picture begins to shake as if the camera is vibrating. A chandelier on the set begins to swing back and forth, and a lamp suddenly falls over. Fields calmly ushers his co-stars off the sound stage, telling them to stay calm and walk slowly. The "earthquake footage" of Fields was played in newsreels across the country in the weeks following the 1933 quake. Nearly forty years later, however, director A. Edward Sutherland admitted that the "earthquake footage" was a hoax concocted by Fields and himself. It was done by rigging wires on the lamp and chandelier, and shaking the camera to simulate an earthquake. Sutherland claimed that he and Fields were amazed when the "earthquake footage" was accepted as genuine by newsreel distributors. "We shared a big laugh and an even bigger drink," the director recalled. To this day, the fake "earthquake footage" is occasionally broadcast and accepted as genuine by entertainment TV shows such as "Access Hollywood." The footage appears in the film Hollywood Out-takes an
Ruth Etting was originally proposed to sing in this film. Her spot was taken by "Baby" Rose Marie.
Filmed February-April 1933. Bela Lugosi made this feature after "Night of Terror," and before "The Devil's in Love."
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Filmed February-April 1933. Bela Lugosi made this feature after "Night of Terror," and before "The Devil's in Love."
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