Jitterbugs Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Jitterbugs is a 1943 Laurel and Hardy feature film produced by Sol M. Wurtzel and directed by Mal St.Clair. The plot involves the team as a travelling two-man band selling "gas pills" in gas-short, wartime America. The film is notable for its dance sequences and the interaction between the duo with Vivian Blaine and Lee Patrick. Blaine, who later starred in the Broadway production of Guys and Dolls, was among those who honored Laurel and Hardy during their December 1954 appearance on NBC's This is Your Life. The film was a reworking of Arizona to Broadway, made ten years earlier by the Fox Film Corporation.

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Release date:	June 25, 1943
Directed by:	Malcolm St. Clair
Runtime:	75 Minutes
Producer:	Sol M. Wurtzel
Editor:	Norman Colbert
Music by:	Lew Pollack
Cinematography:	Lucien N. Andriot
Screenplay by:	W. Scott Darling
Genre:	Comedy

Cast of Jitterbugs

Oliver Hardy

Born:Jan. 18, 1892

Died:Aug. 7, 1957

Stan Laurel

Born:June 16, 1890

Died:Feb. 23, 1965

Douglas Fowley

Born:May 30, 1911

Died:May 21, 1998

Lee Patrick

Born:Nov. 22, 1901

Died:Nov. 21, 1982

Noel Madison

Born:Apr. 30, 1897

Died:Jan. 6, 1975

Robert Emmett Keane

Born:Mar. 4, 1883

Died:July 2, 1981

Film director of Jitterbugs

Malcolm St. Clair

Born: May 17, 1897

Died: June 1, 1952

Malcolm St. Clair was a Hollywood film director, writer, producer and actor, he was sometimes credited as Mal St Clair. A disciple of Mack Sennett, St. Clair was an actor in many films primarily comedies. At 6'7" he can be seen in such Sennett films as Yankee Doodle in Berlin, towering over the...
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A Woman of the World
The Lighthouse by the Sea		Adventure
The Bullfighters	1945	Comedy
The Big Noise	1944	Comedy
The Dancing Masters	1943	Comedy
Jitterbugs	1943	Comedy
Two Weeks to Live	1943	Comedy
Swing Out the Blues	1943	Comedy
The Bashful Bachelor	1942	Comedy
The Man in the Trunk	1942
Everybody's Baby	1939	Comedy
The Jones Family in Hollywood	1939	Comedy
Quick Millions	1939
Hollywood Cavalcade	1939	Comedy
Down on the Farm	1938
A Trip to Paris	1938	Comedy
Dangerously Yours	1937
She Had to Eat (1937)	1937
Born Reckless	1937
Time Out for Romance	1937
Crack-Up	1936
Goldie Gets Along	1933	Comedy
The Boudoir Diplomat	1930	Comedy
Remote Control	1930
Dangerous Nan McGrew	1930
Montana Moon	1930	Musical
Side Street	1929
The Canary Murder Case	1929	Thriller
Beau Broadway	1928
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes	1928
The Show Off	1926
A Social Celebrity	1926	Comedy
The Grand Duchess and the Waiter	1926
Good and Naughty	1926	Comedy
The Trouble with Wives	1925
Are Parents People?	1925
The Blacksmith	1922	Short Film
The Goat	1921	Short Film

Prequels and sequels to Jitterbugs

Air Raid Wardens

1943

Jitterbugs

1943

The Dancing Masters

1943

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
Which director created the film "Jitterbugs"?
A:
Malcolm St. Clair and Malcolm St. Clair directed the movie.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the motion picture Jitterbugs?
A:
Lew Pollack composed the original music score for the soundtrack.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the motion picture "Jitterbugs"?
A:
The approxomite runtime is 75 minutes.
Q:
Who wrote the movie Jitterbugs?
A:
W. Scott Darling wrote the script for the film.
Q:
What was the tagline for the motion picture, Jitterbugs?
A:
The movie's tagline was, "This is that movie about those people."
Q:
Which celebrities starred in movie, "Jitterbugs"?
A:
Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivian Blaine, Robert Bailey, Douglas Fowley and Noel Madison played leading roles.
Q:
What popular film was the prequel to Jitterbugs?
A:
"Air Raid Wardens" is the name of the movie's prequel.
Q:
Who played the production role for "Jitterbugs"?
A:
Sol M. Wurtzel produced the movie.
Q:
When was the movie "Jitterbugs" released?
A:
The movie premiered in June, 1943.
Q:
What is the runtime of the movie "Jitterbugs"?
A:
The runtime is 75 minutes.