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1931Short⏱️ 8m
ComedyShort
4.7
IMDB Rating
127 votes

Charlie McCarthy and the Professor are among a group of hobos sitting around a campfire in a railroad yard. They dream of visiting a gypsy fortune teller to find the location of money buried in an abandoned house.

Director
Roy Mack
Writers
N/A
Stars
Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Christina Graver
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen
as Professor
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie McCarthy
as Charlie McCarthy
👤
Christina Graver
as Kamisha the Gypsy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

charlie mccarthy characterventriloquist dummyventriloquismbillboardskeleton costume

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

people are way too harsh
by SnoopyStyle2021-09-04
6/10

"The Professor (Edgar Bergen) and his puppet Charlie McCarthy are hobos. Charlie tells the rumor of hidden treasure in an abandoned mansion. They ask Kamisha, the Gypsy, to look into her crystal ball. The Professor pretends to the late owner Herbie Larkin's brother. They are chased out of town and they ride off in a railcar with the other hobos. I'm not a big fan of them and maybe that's why I'm not so disappointed. The score is way too low. There are a couple of funny jokes. I don't know what people are expecting. The only missing bit is the abandoned mansion. It&apos..."

💡 Did You Know?

The American hobo was significant at the time of this movie's release due to the Great Depression increasing the number of itinerant workers in the country who would sneak onto trains and ride from place to place looking for work.

📖 Synopsis

Charlie McCarthy and the Professor are among a group of hobos sitting around a campfire in a railroad yard. They dream of visiting a gypsy fortune teller to find the location of money buried in an abandoned house.