The "Sanford" soup company is having a crisis. It sells more in Glendale than it does in New York City and this is causing consternation amongst the board - who want to turn the factory into an ice rink! The company is now owned by the son of the industrious father - "Sandy" (Grant Richards) and he has to come up with a solution. Luckily, he has his press agent "Linda" (Stella Adler) who comes up with the dream solution. A beauty competition that will require people to submit loads of soup labels to be in with a chance of being "Miss Brooklyn" or "Mr. Manhattan". There are no shortages of entries, driving up their sales but also creating an headache for the board members who ultimately select the hunky, but completely disinterested "Bill" (John Payne) and the feisty "Polly" (Kathryn Kane). The idea is that the two will fall head over heels and marry. Somehow we just know that the execution of that plan is never going to turn out so ideally, as the course of true love never runs smoothly. This film starts off strongly, with Adler given pretty much free reign to establish a funny, lively and savvy character. Sadly, though, there is little chemistry between her and the handsome but very much by-the-numbers Payne, and as the plot meanders on the pace runs out and the characterisations revert more and more to type. The wittiness of the script peters out too, and by halfway through we are starting on a borderline farce with an all too predictable ending. It features a couple of unremarkable musical numbers from Sam Coslow and Burton Lane that are actually sung by their actors, but they seem to do little more than further reduce the story to melodrama. It's worth a watch, though, for the first half hour of Adler owning the screen.
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch the eye of local nightclub singer Tina Carlyle. Unfortunately, under the mask's influence, Ipkiss also robs a bank, which angers junior crime lord Dorian Tyrell, whose goons get blamed for the heist.
When Max's friends doubt his acting ability, he invites them to a dramatic theatrical performance.
A man's teeth crooked ghastly. Need a plan to get rich fast so he enlists the help from a limping woman and a blindfolded man. They decide to join the Mafia and help kidnap the politician's son, but things go terribly wrong when they accidentally kidnap the son of their boss. And now the mafia is hunting them.
The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York's Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends—Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo—have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape—with the help of some prodigious penguins—to explore the world.
A short silent (with narration), parodying science fiction films. The USA misfires a rocket which crash lands on Tartarus (or Hades), where Buster Keaton, as Diabolus, is enraged and seeks revenge.
Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind over matter, slips off the platform in the middle of his performance and ends up in hospital under the care of Dr Tinkle. The hospital is about to enter a period of total chaos.
Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled pokes fun at both mad scientists and the Egyptian mummy craze that followed the discovery of King Tut's tomb early in the 20th century. A young man wooing the daughter of a scientist hatches a get rich quick scheme when he spots a classified ad searching for "a mummy for experimental purposes." While he wraps up a phony for the scientist, two Egyptian agents (outfitted in a crazy mix of ancient fashion and modern style) tracking stolen relics get tangled in the confusion.
After getting kicked out of a vaudeville show for misbehaving, they decide to put on a show of their own.
Right before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers.