Very Close Veins
ShortComedy
Dr. Toppanbottam suggests his patient go to Alaska for his vein problem. Rosie in the Roaring Borealis overhears Ben talking about his very close veins and understand it to be a gold vein.
Director
Ralph Staub
Writers
Jack Henley, Dolph Singer
Stars
Ben Blue, Shemp Howard, Dorothy Dare
Release Date
April 14, 1934
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
🎭 Top Cast
Ben Blue
as Ben
Shemp Howard
as Sourdough
Dorothy Dare
as Rosie
Robert Gleckler
as Doc
Harry T. Morey
as Doctor Toppanbottom
Hugh Cameron
as Tom
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June East
as Nurse
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Herbert Warren
as Maxwell
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Warner Bros.
🎯 Categories
ComedyShort
⭐ Featured Review
Very Close Veins is a funny Ben Blue short with a brief appearance of Shemp Howard
"In this short, Ben Blue has quite a bulging vein in his knee. The doctor recommends a trip to Alaska to cool that off. So he goes...Plenty of funny scenes and lines with a special treat in seeing Shemp Howard in the Alaska sequence constantly spitting out coins! So that's a recommendation of Very Close Veins...."
💡 Did You Know?
Vitaphone production reels #1667-1668.
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📖 Synopsis
Dr. Toppanbottam suggests his patient go to Alaska for his vein problem. Rosie in the Roaring Borealis overhears Ben talking about his very close veins and understand it to be a gold vein.