''Dummy Ache'' is a 1936 American
short
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comedy film
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directed by
Leslie Goodwins
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. It was nominated for an
Academy Award
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at the
9th Academy Awards
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in 1936 for
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
The
Academy Film Archive
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preserved ''Dummy Ache'' in 2013.
Cast
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Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to por ...
- Edgar
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Florence Lake
Florence Lake (born Florence Silverlake, November 27, 1904 – April 11, 1980) was an American actress best known as the leading lady in most of the Edgar Kennedy comedy shorts.
Early life
Lake was born in Charleston, South Carolina. In t ...
- Florence
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Jack Rice
Jack Rice (May 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studio, and also as "Ollie" (aka "Ol ...
- Florence's Brother
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Dot Farley
Dorothea "Dot" Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley.
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothea Farley was t ...
- Florence's Mother
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George J. Lewis - The Actor
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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 Golden ...
- The Actress
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Harry Bowen - The Cabbie
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Billy Franey
William Gerald Franey (June 23, 1889 – December 6, 1940) was an American film actor.
Born in Chicago in 1889, Franey appeared in more than 400 films between 1914 and 1941, mostly playing comedic roles. He was an actor of disheveled appea ...
- Man with Pitchfork
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Bobby Burns
Robert Paul Burns (September 1, 1878 – January 16, 1966) was an American film actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916. Burns was born in Philadelphi ...
- Bit Role (uncredited)
References
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1936 films
RKO Pictures short films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Leslie Goodwins
1936 comedy films
1936 short films
American comedy short films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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