General Nuisance (1941)

Name: General Nuisance
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1941-09-18
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Buster Keaton, Elsie Ames, Monte Collins, Bud Jamison, Lynton Brent

General Nuisance (1941), directed by Jules White, starring Buster Keaton and Elsie Ames.

09/18/1941 BR Comedy and Romance 17m

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Synopsis

A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care.

Benjamin H. KlineCinematography
Jules WhiteDirector, Producer
Jerome ThomsEditing
Clyde BruckmanScreenplay

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General Nuisance (1941) is the ninth short subject starring Buster Keaton made for Columbia Pictures.

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General Nuisance (1941) is the ninth short subject starring Buster Keaton made for Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Aristocratic millionaire Peter Hedley Lamar Jr. is entranced by army nurse but her cohort lets Lamar know that Dorothy is only interested in men in uniform. Lamar enlists to be near Dorothy, but Elsie tries to woo Lamar by singing a silly song to him (and Buster sings and dances!). Still interested in Dorothy, Lamar wounds himself to get under the care of Dorothy. Elsie is still after him, but Dorothy finally comes around after Lamar saves her life.

Cast

Buster Keaton as Peter Hedley Lamar Jr.

Dorothy Appleby as army nurse Dorothy

Elsie Ames as army nurse

Monty Collins as Sgt. Michael Collins

Nick Arno as recruiting doctor

Bud Jamison as a General

Lynton Brendt as a Captain

Harry Semels as a Latin American delegate

Production

This short is a reworking of Buster's 1930 feature Doughboys.

External links

General Nuisance at IMDb

General Nuisance at the International Buster Keaton Society

References

Text from General Nuisance on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Nuisance

Trivia

It premiered on September 18, 1941, a Thursday.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosColumbia Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Benjamin H. Kline Cinematography
Jules White Director
Jerome Thoms Editing
Jules White Producer
Clyde Bruckman Screenplay
Felix Adler Screenplay

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What is General Nuisance about?

General Nuisance: A millionaire falls for an army nurse, who tells him she likes men in uniform. So he enlists at Camp Cluster. She still has no time for him, so he figures out how to get into the hospital and under her care.

Who directed General Nuisance?

General Nuisance was directed by Jules White in 1941.

Who stars in General Nuisance?

The cast of General Nuisance includes Buster Keaton, Elsie Ames, Monte Collins, Bud Jamison and Lynton Brent.

How long is General Nuisance?

General Nuisance runs for 17 minutes, or 0h17.