''Six of a Kind'' is an American 1934
pre-Code comedy film directed by
Leo McCarey and starring
Charles Ruggles,
Mary Boland,
W.C. Fields,
George Burns, and
Gracie Allen. It is a whimsical and often absurd
road movie about two couples who decide to share their expenses on a trip to Hollywood. It includes the famous pool playing scene in which Fields explains how he got the name “Honest John”.
Cast
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Charles Ruggles (as Charlie Ruggles) - J. Pinkham Whinney
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Mary Boland - Flora Whinney
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George Burns - George Edward
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Gracie Allen - Gracie Devore
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W.C. Fields - Sheriff John Hoxley
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Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth (born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom; 25 July 18635 July 1952) was an English stage and screen actress.
Early years
Skipworth was born in London. She was the daughter of Dr. Richard Ebenezer Groom and Elizabeth Rodgers, an ...
- Mrs. K. Rumford
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Phil Tead - Clerk in Newspaper Office
External links
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1934 comedy films
Films directed by Leo McCarey
1934 films
American black-and-white films
Paramount Pictures films
American comedy road movies
American buddy comedy films
1930s buddy comedy films
1930s American films
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