General Nuisance (1941): Cast
General Nuisance is a 1941 short romantic comedy directed by Jules White, starring Buster Keaton as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr., Bud Jamison and Harry Semels. It runs 17 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Director
- Jules White
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is General Nuisance About?
The premise of General Nuisance without spoilers.
A wealthy man becomes smitten with an army nurse who admits she prefers men in uniform. Determined, he enlists at Camp Cluster and, after she remains busy, he devises a plan to gain access to the military hospital so he can stay under her care and try to win her affection.
General Nuisance Themes & Keywords
· 38 tags- pun in title
- farce
- join the army
- nuisance
- physical exam
- military hospital
- columbia featurette
- featurette
- 1940s
- aerial acrobatics
- millionaire
- nurse
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- all star comedies
- hospital
- two reeler
- general
- comedy short
- impersonating a general
- enlisting in the army
- year 1941
- sergeant
- car breakdown
- timidity
- attacked with a cleaver
- eccentricity
- army captain
- mistaken identity
- army nurse
- runaway plane
- army hospital
- likes men in uniform
- recruiting sergeant
- crazy patient
- orderly
- doctor
- cuspidor
- latin america delegation
- cleaver
General Nuisance Cast & Characters
Buster Keaton leads the cast as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr., with Bud Jamison as Sergeant and Harry Semels as Latin America Delagate. Directed by Jules White; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jules White
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Buster Keaton as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr. - Bud Jamison as Sergeant
- Harry Semels as Latin America Delagate
- Lynton Brent as Soldier
Also Starring in General Nuisance
· 4 more- Cy Schindell Crazy Head Butcher
- Monte Collins Sgt. Michael Collins
- Dorothy Appleby Dorothy - Army nurse
- Elsie Ames Army Nurse
Cars in General Nuisance
4 cars on screen, including the Packard unknown and the 1941 Cadillac Series 61.
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Packard unknown Important role -
1941 Cadillac Series 61 Minor role -
1933 Ford unknown Minor role -
White unknown Background role
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Movies Like General Nuisance
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Nurse in the Military Madhouse, The General and See Here, Private Hargrove.
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The Nurse in the Military Madhouse 1979 -
The General 1926 -
See Here, Private Hargrove 1944 -
23 1/2 Hours Leave 1937 -
With Love and Hisses 1927 -
The Nuisance 1933 -
Caught in the Draft 1941 -
A Private’s Affair 1959 -
The Adventures of a Rookie 1943 -
Peculiar Patients’ Pranks 1915 -
Private Benjamin 1980 -
At War with the Army 1950
General Nuisance FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of General Nuisance, each answered in a sentence.
How long is General Nuisance?
General Nuisance runs 17 minutes.
When was General Nuisance released?
General Nuisance was released on September 18, 1941.
Who directed General Nuisance?
General Nuisance was directed by Jules White.
More films by Jules White Who is in the cast of General Nuisance?
General Nuisance stars Buster Keaton as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr., Bud Jamison as Sergeant and Harry Semels as Latin America Delagate, among 8 credited actors.
Does General Nuisance have a post-credit scene?
No. General Nuisance has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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