''What, No Men?'' is a 1934 American
short
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comedy film
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directed by
Ralph Staub
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Three of his short subjects in the '' Screen Snapshots'' series have been nominated for the Academy Award a ...
and starring
El Brendel
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel (March 25, 1890 – April 9, 1964) was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical ' ...
,
Wini Shaw
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Early life
She was born as Winifred Lei Momi in about 1907, in San Francisco, California, the youngest of t ...
, and
Phil Regan. It was filmed in
Technicolor
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. In 1934, it was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Short Subject (Comedy) at the
7th Academy Awards
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.
Cast
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El Brendel
Elmer Goodfellow "El" Brendel (March 25, 1890 – April 9, 1964) was an American vaudeville comedian turned movie star, best remembered for his dialect routine as a Swedish immigrant. His biggest role was as "Single-0" in the sci-fi musical ' ...
as Gus Olson, gas utility representative
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Phil Regan as Policeman
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Wini Shaw
Wini Shaw (c. 1907 – May 2, 1982), sometimes credited as Winifred Shaw, was a 20th century American actress, dancer and singer.
Early life
She was born as Winifred Lei Momi in about 1907, in San Francisco, California, the youngest of t ...
as Saloon Owner
References
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1934 films
1934 comedy films
1934 short films
Warner Bros. short films
Vitaphone short films
American comedy short films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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