''Laughing at Trouble'' is a 1936 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Frank R. Strayer Frank Raymond Strayer (September 21, 1891 – February 3, 1964) was an actor, film writer, director and producer. He was active from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s. He directed a series of 14 '' Blondie!'' (1938) movies as well. Biography ...

and written by Robert Ellis and

Helen Logan Helen Logan (December 13, 1906 – January 15, 1989) was an American screenwriter active from 1935 to 1950. Biography Helen Logan was born in Los Angeles, California, to William Edson Logan and Ida Jane Busick. She attended the University of C ...

. The film stars Jane Darwell, Brook Byron, Allan Lane,

Sara Haden Sara Haden (born Catherine Haden, November 17, 1898 – September 15, 1981) was an American actress of the 1930s through the 1950s and in television into the mid-1960s. She may be best remembered for appearing as Aunt Milly Forrest in 14 entrie ...

, Lois Wilson, and

Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton may refer to: * Margaret Hamilton (nurse) (1840–1922), American nurse in the Civil War * Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), Scottish artist * Margaret Hamilton (educator) (1871–1969), American educator * Margaret Hamilton (actre ...

. The film was released on December 11, 1936, by

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...

Plot

Cast

* Jane Darwell as Glory Bradford *Brook Byron as Mary Bradford * Allan Lane as John Campbell *

as Mrs. Jennie Nevins * Lois Wilson as Alice Mathews *

as Lizzie Beadle *

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as Ella McShane * John Carradine as Deputy Sheriff Alec Brady * James Burke as Sheriff Bill Norton *

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army in France. He later became a lieutenant Colonel in the Cali ...

as Cyrus Hall * Eddie Acuff as Jamie Bradford * Frank Reicher as Dr. Larson * William "Billy" Benedict as Wilbur * Edward McWade as Harvey

References

External links

* 1936 films American comedy films 1936 comedy films 20th Century Fox films Films directed by Frank R. Strayer American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub