You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

You Said a Mouthful

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You Said a Mouthful

"FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T LAUGHED SINCE 1929!"

1932

1h 11m

5.8(5 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

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Production Companies

First National Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Joe Holt

Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Alice Brandon

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Ed Dover

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Sam Wellington

Harry Gribbon

Harry Gribbon

Harry Daniels

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Dr. Vorse

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Cora Norton

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Tom Brandon

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Armstrong (uncredited)

Spencer Bell

Porter (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Lloyd Bacon
Written by: Robert Lord
William B. Dover

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