The Wild Man of Borneo

1941
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1 Std. 18 Min.

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Dan Dailey, Mary Howard, and Frank Morgan in The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuIn 1902, medicine show con man Dan Thompson settles down with the daughter he hardly knows in a New York theatrical boarding house full of eccentric characters. Forced to take a job in an ar... Alles lesenIn 1902, medicine show con man Dan Thompson settles down with the daughter he hardly knows in a New York theatrical boarding house full of eccentric characters. Forced to take a job in an arcade sideshow, he tries to con daughter Mary and his fellow boarders into thinking he's on... Alles lesenIn 1902, medicine show con man Dan Thompson settles down with the daughter he hardly knows in a New York theatrical boarding house full of eccentric characters. Forced to take a job in an arcade sideshow, he tries to con daughter Mary and his fellow boarders into thinking he's on the legitimate stage.

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Frank Morgan

J. Daniel Thompson

Mary Howard

Mary Thompson

Billie Burke

Bernice Marshall

Donald Meek

Professor Birdo

Marjorie Main

Irma

Connie Gilchrist

Mrs. Diamond

Bonita Granville

Francine Diamond

Dan Dailey

Ed LeMotte
(as Dan Dailey Jr.)

Andrew Tombes

'Doc' Dunbar

Walter Catlett

'Doc' Skelby

Joseph J. Greene

Mr. Ferderber
(as Joseph J. Green)

Phil Silvers

Murdock

Harold Entwistle

Old Man
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Sherry Hall

Passerby
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Edward Hearn

Ralph McCullough

Photographer
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Frank Pharr

Man with Dolls
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Henry Roquemore

Sheriff
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Wissenswertes
The original play of the same title opened in New York City on 13 September 1927 at the Bijou Theatre, 209 W. 45th St. and ran for 15 performances.

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J. Daniel Thompson: A grifter with a conscience is like a doctor who can't stand the sight of blood... It's bad. Makes you worry. And a grifter should never worry. "Play your sucker hard, and leave him lay." That's our motto.

Crazy Credits
Opening title card: The Good Old Days! when Roosevelt was president, and Dewey was an admiral... The medicine man! A grifter, a grafter, a fraud and a liar. he sold you a bottle to make you well, he took your money, and made you like it... the medicine man! his wagon roamed the countryside, his spiel was America's Anthem... in the good old days.....

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Referenced in Mank (2020)

Soundtracks
The Arkansas Traveller
(1851) (uncredited)
Written by William Iucho
Played during the opening credits and during the first scene

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Meant for W.C. Fields

Film is based on a failed 1927 Broadway play (15 performances) and was bought in 1928 for W.C. Fields. Pity it never got made because the blowhard character was perfect for Fields.

Instead we have Frank Morgan as the blowhard posing as a great actor while living in a theatrical boarding house in New York. He lives with his daughter (Mary Howard) and sparks the romantic interest of the owner of the house (Billie Burke). But he's not an actor; he sells snake oil, elixirs, and cheap soap on street corners.

While the naive daughter becomes involved with another boarder (Dan Dailey), Morgan tries to find work. Be he's piqued the nosy interest of other boarders because of his bragging and outrageous stories and he is discovered playing a "Wild Man of Borneo" in a cheap side show.

Not bad, but you can just hear W.C. Fields snarling out the lines. Co-stars include Donald Meek as Birdo, Connie Gilchrist and Bonita Granville and the mother/daughter boarders, Marjorie Main as the surly cook, Walter Catlett as Skelby, and Phil Silvers the side show barker.