Caught Short (1930)
1h 15m
Running Time
May 10, 1930Release Date
Caught Short (1930)
1h 15m
Running Time
May 10, 1930Release Date
Plot.
Landladies Polly Smith and Marie Jones, who operate boardinghouses on the same side of the street, are afflicted with numerous petty envies and jealousies but nevertheless are the best of friends. Polly invests in the stock market and begins to reap rewards, but she is unable to persuade Marie to use her life's savings to buy shares of American Cheese or Brazilian Bananas. Meanwhile, Marie's daughter, Genevieve, and Polly's son, William, just back from college, fall in love; but an argument between the ladies breaks up the romance; and smarting under Polly's patronizing manner, Marie plunges into the market herself and with the winnings is able to stage a society splurge at a fashionable resort.
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Cast & Crew.
Marie Dressler
Marie Jones
Polly Moran
Polly Smith
Anita Page
Genevieve Jones
Charles Morton
William Smith
Thomas Conlin
Frankie
Douglas Haig
Johnny
Nanci Price
Priscilla
Greta Mann
Sophy
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Caught Short is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Robert E. Hopkins, Joseph H. Johnson and Willard Mack. The film stars Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Charles Morton and Thomas Conlin. The film was released on May 10, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.