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367:Wallace Ford
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334:Bobby Jordan
322:Gabriel Dell
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187:Running time
164:Release date
98:Shemp Howard
94:Bobby Jordan
86:Gabriel Dell
57:(screenplay)
1305:Hit the Ice
1233:Melody Lane
926:Sea Raiders
814:Billy Halop
509:Billy Halop
379:Victor Jory
373:Anne Gwynne
369:as Mr. York
310:Billy Halop
117:Frank Gross
78:Billy Halop
66:Produced by
41:Directed by
1600:1940 films
1594:Categories
1393:Slave Girl
1313:Fired Wife
1297:Mister Big
1209:Road Agent
807:Huntz Hall
501:Leo Gorcey
470:References
399:Production
316:Huntz Hall
218:is a 1940
191:62 minutes
175:1940-12-20
140:Production
108:John Boyle
82:Huntz Hall
51:Written by
34:Lobby card
1137:Long Shot
536:Citations
493:Universal
491:left the
436:slapstick
422:Reception
324:as String
242:Hollywood
220:Universal
114:Edited by
954:Mug Town
933:Mob Town
714:AllMovie
438:antics.
412:aviation
264:(1941),
258:(1939),
229:and the
204:Language
122:Music by
74:Starring
1321:Top Man
701:at the
503:in the
252:joined
223:comedic
207:English
196:Country
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142:company
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336:as Rap
330:as Ape
318:as Pig
312:as Tom
855:Films
475:Notes
692:IMDb
668:ISBN
653:ISBN
638:ISBN
298:Cast
274:Plot
712:at
690:at
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556:TCM
511:in
449:in
445:by
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