Release Date: Jan 1, 1941 Wide
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Hellzapoppin' is the film version of the "anything goes" Broadway hit starring Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson. The original production was part musical comedy, part "blackout" revue, with wild sight gags, zany props, audience participation sequences, dirty jokes, and never-ending gunshots. There was no plot, and in fact no two performances were exactly alike. When Hellzapoppin' was optioned by Universal, the original intention was to film the play as it stood (minus the more ribald one-liners), but
Jan 1, 1941 Wide
Universal Pictures
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The most wonderfully surreal comedy from Hollywood's Golden Age.
Imagine Night at the Opera meets Airplane meets Day and Night. This movie is literally one gag after another, loosely strung together by a plot. And for no reason at all, Frankenstein turns up near the end.
January 22, 2012Super Reviewer
Strange, strange wacky movie ... which was O&J's style. It's been in public domain for so long that it's practically impossible to find a decent quality release. Someone needs to restore this one.
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