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Short comedy

Bubbling Over (1934): Cast

Bubbling Over (1934) movie poster

Bubbling Over is a 1934 short comedy directed by Leigh Jason, starring Ethel Waters as Ethel Peabody, Hamtree Harrington and Frank L. Wilson. It runs 20 minutes.

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Bubbling Over (1934) movie poster
Released
Runtime
20 min
Director
Leigh Jason
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Bubbling Over About?

The premise of Bubbling Over without spoilers.

A woman whose husband is so indolent that a pin can be stuck in him without waking him finally rouses him when she announces lunch. She also endures a troupe of his equally lazy relatives, who arrive and perform a quartet. Upon discovering they are itinerant men, she tells them to keep traveling and ejects them.

Bubbling Over Themes & Keywords

· 23 tags
  • harlem manhattan new york city
  • manhattan new york city
  • uncle nephew relationship
  • long lost relative
  • unwelcome relative
  • drinking
  • gambling
  • police officer
  • insanity
  • ballad
  • blues singer
  • slang
+11 more
  • apartment house
  • new york city
  • escaped psychiatric patient
  • fortune teller
  • swami
  • janitor
  • lazy husband
  • quartet
  • singing
  • singer
  • song
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Cast & crew

Bubbling Over Cast & Characters

Ethel Waters leads the cast as Ethel Peabody, with Hamtree Harrington as Presbee Peabody and Frank L. Wilson as Swami River. Directed by Leigh Jason.

From the director

More from Leigh Jason

More films directed by Leigh Jason: The Choppers, Okinawa, The Man from Texas and Out of the Blue.

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Bubbling Over FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Bubbling Over, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Bubbling Over?

Bubbling Over runs 20 minutes.

When was Bubbling Over released?

Bubbling Over was released on April 19, 1934.

Who directed Bubbling Over?

Bubbling Over was directed by Leigh Jason.

More films by Leigh Jason

Who is in the cast of Bubbling Over?

Bubbling Over stars Ethel Waters as Ethel Peabody, Hamtree Harrington as Presbee Peabody and Frank L. Wilson as Swami River.

Does Bubbling Over have a post-credit scene?

No. Bubbling Over has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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