One Track Minds

1933Short⏱️ 20m

ComedyShort

⭐ 6.9

IMDB Rating

87 votes

Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.

Director

Gus Meins

Writers

N/A

Stars

Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Billy Gilbert

Release Date

May 20, 1933

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Zasu Pitts

as Zasu Pitts

Thelma Todd

as Thelma Todd

Billy Gilbert

as Train Conductor

Lucien Prival

as Von Sternheim

Jack Rube Clifford

as Beekeeper

Sterling Holloway

as Train Snack Salesman

Billy Bletcher

as Passenger with Whiskers

Baldwin Cooke

as Train Passenger

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Betty Danko

as Train Passenger

Charlie Hall

as Train Passenger

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production

Hal Roach Studios

🏷️ Keywords

female comedy duojourneyauditionreading a letter aloudnewspaper article

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Comedy Without the Laughs

by Michael_Elliott • 2011-02-22

"One Track Minds (1933) ** (out of 4) Thelma Todd wins a contest that sends her out to Hollywood where she'll be given a screen test by the Roaring Lion Studios. Zasu Pitts comes along on the train ride and sure enough chaos follows and especially after a crazed director named Von Sternheim gets on board. This short tries to be a spoof of Hollywood but the majority of the jokes are rather lame and with the exception of a redneck nothing here is overly funny. The majority of the running time has the girls arguing with various people including the director as well as the train conductor ..."