Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs is an American 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature-length musical comedy film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Mal St.Clair.
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5.9The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills" in wartime oil-short America. They are however soon on the side of the angels helping recover $10,000 for an attractive young lady whose family have themselves been swindled.
Released: 1943-06-0575 minDir: Malcolm St. ClairComedy
Stream on: Disney Plus
Cast
- Stan Laurel as Stan
- Oliver Hardy as Ollie
- Vivian Blaine as Susan Cowan
- Robert Bailey as Chester Wright (as Bob Bailey)
- Douglas Fowley as Malcolm Bennett
- Noel Madison as Tony Queen
Themes
- black market
- donkey
- con man
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8 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Retrospective appraisal
- Notes
- References
- External links
Jitterbugs is an American 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature-length musical comedy film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Mal St.Clair.
==Plot== Stan and Ollie are musicians traveling across the U.S. as "The Original Zoot Suit Band". During their journey, they encounter Chester Wright who purports to possess a revolutionary pill capable of converting water into fuel. In reality, Chester is a swindler who substitutes water canisters with gasoline unnoticed by Stan and Ollie.