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Short family comedy

Sprucin’ Up (1935): Cast

Sprucin’ Up (1935) movie poster

Sprucin’ Up is a 1935 short family comedy directed by Gus Meins, starring Scotty Beckett as Scotty, Bess Flowers and Dick Elliott. It runs 20 minutes.

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Sprucin’ Up (1935) movie poster
Released
Runtime
20 min
Director
Gus Meins
Genres
Comedy , Family
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Sprucin’ Up About?

The premise of Sprucin’ Up without spoilers.

A new truant officer moves into the neighborhood, and everybody wants to get friendly with his daughter.

Sprucin’ Up Themes & Keywords

· 36 tags
  • rivals in love
  • saturday
  • wrestling with a dog
  • moving in
  • lard
  • combing hair
  • bouquet
  • whistling
  • box of candy
  • cactus
  • spider
  • hanging from a curtain rod
+24 more
  • clothes ripping
  • colorized
  • reference to tarzan
  • talking to oneself in a mirror
  • awakened by an alarm clock
  • polishing a shoe
  • honking car horn
  • rival
  • pull ups
  • spider crawls on someone's face
  • washing one's ear
  • our gang series
  • child
  • cigar smoking
  • dog sleeps in a bed
  • little rascals
  • mgm featurette
  • comedy short
  • featurette
  • 1930s
  • one reeler
  • mgm
  • 1935
  • child neglects to wash
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Cast & crew

Sprucin’ Up Cast & Characters

Scotty Beckett leads the cast as Scotty, with Bess Flowers as Scotty's Mother and Dick Elliott as Mr. Jones. Directed by Gus Meins; 14 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in Sprucin’ Up

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From the director

More from Gus Meins

More films directed by Gus Meins: Kelly the Second, Hill-Tillies, Second Childhood and The Lucky Corner.

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Cars

Cars in Sprucin’ Up

1 car on screen: the 1931 Chevrolet Independence.

  • 1931 Chevrolet Independence in Sprucin’ Up 1931 Chevrolet Independence Minor role
Details

Sprucin’ Up Also Known As

Also known as “Кавалеры”.

Also known as
  • Кавалеры

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FAQ

Sprucin’ Up FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sprucin’ Up, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Sprucin’ Up?

Sprucin’ Up runs 20 minutes.

When was Sprucin’ Up released?

Sprucin’ Up was released on June 1, 1935.

Who directed Sprucin’ Up?

Sprucin’ Up was directed by Gus Meins.

More films by Gus Meins

Who is in the cast of Sprucin’ Up?

Sprucin’ Up stars Scotty Beckett as Scotty, Bess Flowers as Scotty's Mother and Dick Elliott as Mr. Jones, among 14 credited actors.

Does Sprucin’ Up have a post-credit scene?

No. Sprucin’ Up has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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