Business and Pleasure

Movie
Original title	Business and Pleasure
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1932
length	77 minutes
Rod
Director	David Butler
script	William M. Conselman , Arthur F. Goodrich , Gene Towne
production	Al Rockett
music	George Lipschultz
camera	Ernest Palmer
occupation
Will Rogers : Earl Tinker Jetta Goudal : Madame Momora Joel McCrea : Lawrence Ogle Dorothy Peterson : Mrs. Tinker Oscar Apple : PD Weatheright Vernon Dent : Charles Turner Boris Karloff : Sheik Mitchell Lewis : Hadj Ali Jed Prouty : Ben Wackstle Cyril Ring : Arthur Jones Peggy Ross : Olivia Tinker Jessy de Vorska : Abraham Frank Darien : American tourist Russ Powell : Sheik's helper

Business and Pleasure is an American comedy film of David Butler from the year 1932 . The film is based on the novel The Plutocrat (1927) by Booth Tarkington .

action

Earl Tinker from Oklahoma travels to Algeria and Syria with his wife and daughter. On the Mediterranean cruise, he wants to do business on the one hand and to have fun with the family on the other, with problems repeatedly pushing the planned destination into the distance.

background

The film was finalized by the production company Fox Film Corporation . The comedy film was recorded in mono and black and white with an aspect ratio of 1.37: 1 on 35 mm film .

The film premiered on February 12, 1932 and was shown in US cinemas on March 6.

reception

Mordaunt Hall wrote in 1932 in the New York Times that "all moviegoers have come at their expense" .

Web links

• Business and Pleasure in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Mordaunt Hall : Business and Pleasure. The New York Times , February 13, 1932, accessed November 7, 2014 .