Gift of Gab (1934): Cast
Gift of Gab is a 1934 music comedy directed by Karl Freund, starring Boris Karloff, Sterling Holloway and Andy Devine. It runs 1 hour 10 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 10m (70 min)
- Director
- Karl Freund
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Gift of Gab About?
The premise of Gift of Gab without spoilers.
30 BIG STARS IN THE MUSICAL MIRTH QUAKE OF ROMANCE AND LAUGHS! Conceited radio announcer irritates everyone else at the station.
Gift of Gab Themes & Keywords
· 13 tags- vacuum cleaner salesman
- losing a job
- b movie
- football
- lie
- coincidence
- jealousy
- fear
- smile
- cigarrete
- farce comedy
- poverty row film
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- karloff and lugosi
Gift of Gab Cast & Characters
Boris Karloff leads the cast, with Sterling Holloway as Sound Effects Man and Andy Devine as John P. McDougal - the Waiter. Directed by Karl Freund; 26 actors are credited in all.
- Director Karl Freund
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Boris Karloff as themselves -
Sterling Holloway as Sound Effects Man -
Andy Devine as John P. McDougal - the Waiter -
Paul Lukas as The Corpse
Also Starring in Gift of Gab
· 22 more- Chester Morris Doyle
- Billy Barty The Baby
- Victor Moore Colonel Horatios Trivers
- Dennis O'Keefe Dancer (uncredited)
- Bela Lugosi Themselves
- Dave O'Brien Dancer (uncredited)
- Henry Armetta Janitor
- Edmund Lowe Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney
- Gloria Stuart Barbara Kelton
- Binnie Barnes Maid
- John 'Skins' Miller Stooge (uncredited)
- Helen Vinson Nurse
- Alice White Margot
- Wini Shaw Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
- Marion Byron Telephone Girl (as Marian Byron)
- Hugh O'Connell Patsy
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- Roger Pryor Kelly
- Ethel Waters Themselves
- Ruth Etting Ruth
- June Knight Lottie Von Pepper
- Phil Baker Absent-minded Doctor
- Alexander Woollcott Themselves
Gift of Gab Also Known As
Also known as “能说会道”.
- Also known as
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- 能说会道
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Gift of Gab FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Gift of Gab, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Gift of Gab?
Gift of Gab runs 1 hour 10 minutes (70 minutes).
When was Gift of Gab released?
Gift of Gab was released on September 1, 1934.
Who directed Gift of Gab?
Gift of Gab was directed by Karl Freund.
More films by Karl Freund Who is in the cast of Gift of Gab?
Gift of Gab stars Boris Karloff, Sterling Holloway as Sound Effects Man and Andy Devine as John P. McDougal - the Waiter, among 26 credited actors.
Does Gift of Gab have a post-credit scene?
No. Gift of Gab has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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