''Bunker Bean'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film adapted from a novel by

Harry Leon Wilson Harry Leon Wilson (May 1, 1867 – June 28, 1939) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' and '' Merton of the Movies''. Another of his works, ''Bunker Bean'', helped popularize the term " flapper" ...

and the subsequent play adapted by Lee Wilson Dodd. It was directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy, produced by William Sistrom, and starred

Owen Davis, Jr. Owen Gould Davis Jr. (October 6, 1907 – May 21, 1949) was an American actor known primarily for his work in film. He also performed in the theatre, making his Broadway debut in the play ''Carry On'' (1928), which his father, Owen Davis, had w ...

as the title character. The cast included

Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Gold ...

as Mrs Kelly.

Plot summary

Cast

as Bunker Bean * Louise Latimer as Mary Kent * Robert McWade as John 'J.C.' Kent * Jessie Ralph as Grandmother *

as Rosie Kelly * Berton Churchill as Professor Balthazer * Edward Nugent as Mr. Glab * Hedda Hopper as Dorothy Kent * Ferdinand Gottschalk as Dr. Meyerhauser * Leonard Carey as Butler * Russell Hicks as Al C. Jones * Sibyl Harris as Countess Cassandra

References

External links

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Bunker Bean synopsis on a Lucy website
1936 films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films 1936 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Edward Killy Films directed by William Hamilton (film editor) RKO Pictures films Films scored by Arthur Lange 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub