COUNTRY GENTLEMEN (1936) Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson & Joyce Compton | Comedy | B&W

Country Gentlemen is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ralph Staub for Republic Pictures with the comedy duo of Olsen and Johnson.

SYNOPSIS
After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride.

Two swindlers, their Gracie Allen type secretary and her Great Dane named Fluffy are on the run and end up in the small town of Chesterville. Though Ole wishes to give up the dishonest life and settle in the small town with hotel owner Louise and her son, they sense the smell of money when a Veteran's Home is built in the town and they can swindle the ex-soldiers of their bonuses. Things expand with a scheme in selling shares in an oil exploration project.

CAST & CREW
Ole Olsen as J.D. McAllister, aka Jerome D. Hamilton
Chic Johnson as Charles Watson, aka Charlie "Chubby" Williams
Joyce Compton as Gertie
Lila Lee as Mrs. Louise Heath
Pierre Watkin as Mr. Grayson
Donald Kirke as Mr. Martin
Ray Corrigan as Briggs
Sammy McKim as Billy Heath
Wade Boteler as First Deputy
Ivan Miller as Harry, Second Deputy
Olin Howland as Lawyer
Frank Sheridan as Chief of Police
Harry Harvey as Shorty, an Investor
Joe Cunningham as Chuck, the Counterman
Prince as Fluffy (the Great Dane)

Directed by Ralph Staub
Written by Jo Graham (story), Jack Harvey (story), Joseph Hoffman, John P. Medbury (additional dialogue), Gertrude Orr, Milton Raison (story)
Produced by Nat Levine
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited by Ernest J. Nims
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date 1936
Running time 66 minutes, 53 minutes (edited version)
Country United States
Language English