It's a Gift (1934) | |
| Director(s) | Norman Z. McLeod |
| Producer(s) | William LeBaron, Emanuel Cohen (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy |
| Top Topics | Husband Wife, Money, Slapstick |
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It's a Gift Overview:
It's a Gift (1934) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and produced by William LeBaron and Emanuel Cohen.
It's a Gift was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010.
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The Charles Sellon Film Festival: "Bright Eyes" and "It's a Gift"
By David on Aug 13, 2015 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"Bah!" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Charles Sellon (1870-1937) was certainly one of them. A native of Boston, Sellon made his stage debut in 1901 and his film debut in 1923. He was rarely the lead; skinny and with a long face, with a mouth usually in a frown or scow... Read full article
The Charles Sellon Film Festival: "Bright Eyes" and "It's a Gift"
By David on Aug 13, 2015 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"Bah!" Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s films, Charles Sellon (1870-1937) was certainly one of them. A native of Boston, Sellon made his stage debut in 1901 and his film debut in 1923. He was rarely the lead; skinny and with a long face, with a mouth usually in a frown or scow... Read full article
Movie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "It's a Gift"
By David on Jul 6, 2012 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeMovie Scenes That Make Me Grin Like an Idiot: "It's a Gift"
By David on Jul 6, 2012 From The Man on the Flying TrapezeSee all It's a Gift articles
Quotes from
Mr. Muckle: Have you got any chewing gum?
Amelia: Why were you sitting there like a stone image when those men were insulting me?
Harold: I was just waiting for one of 'em to say something to me.
Norman: What's the matter, Pop? Don't cha love me anymore?
Harold Bissonette: (he raises his hand to hit Norman) Certainly I love you.
Amelia: Don't you strike that child!
Harold Bissonette: Well, he's not gonna tell me I don't love him.
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Facts about
The source of the film was a play, "The Comic Supplement (of American Life)," by J.P. McEvoy, which opened in Washington, D.C. on 19 January 1925.
The portrait of the late Uncle Bean is the same portrait of actor Donald Meek seen in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch filmed. In this film the portrait has a mustache drawn on it.
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