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The Soilers

The Soilers

1932Short⏱️ 18mPassed
ComedyShort
6.4
IMDB Rating
117 votes

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding little success going door-to-door, they decide to use their charms to sell to men at their workplaces.

Director
George Marshall
Writers
N/A
Stars
Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, James C. Morton
Release Date
October 29, 1932
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
as Zasu
Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
as Thelma
James C. Morton
James C. Morton
as Judge J.A. Morton
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
as Detective Jamison
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Ernie Alexander
as Maintenance Man with Ladder
👤
Betty Danko
as News stand clerk
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall
as Elevator Operator
Sam Lufkin
Sam Lufkin
as Courtroom Policeman
George Marshall
George Marshall
as Helpful Bystander
William J. O'Brien
William J. O'Brien
as Bald Juror

🎬 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

magazineskirtsex appealsilhouetteslipping on a banana peel

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Cameo my Aunt Tillie!
by Laughing_Gravy2006-05-08
6/10

"I have no idea why Zasu 'n' Thelma are listed as "cameos" -- they're the stars of the film! This was their 12th short subject together, released shortly after ALUM AND EVE in late 1932. They're door-to-door salesgirls who are unsuccessful selling to housewives, so they head downtown to sell to their husbands. Inside City Hall, they have several run-ins with a cranky judge and his bodyguard (frequent Three Stooges foils James Morton and Bud Jameson) and Charley Hall. A mediocre entry in the series, but there's some pretty good slapstick, particularly when Zasu..."

📖 Synopsis

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding little success going door-to-door, they decide to use their charms to sell to men at their workplaces.