Broadminded

Aug 1, 1931

1h 12m

★ 3.7

When he opens his eyes he looks for girls! When he opens his mouth...you'll look for laughs...and get plenty!

Overview

Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack's cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie is just as bad. They set off on a transcontinental trip with mischief on their minds.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

First National Pictures

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Cast

Ossie Simpson

Joe E. Brown

Constance Palmer

Ona Munson

Pancho Arango

Bela Lugosi

Gertie Gardner

Thelma Todd

Jack Hackett

William Collier Jr.

Penny Packer

Marjorie White

John J. Hackett Sr.

Holmes Herbert

Mabel Robinson

Margaret Livingston

Aunt Polly

Grayce Hampton

Hotel Guest on Veranda

Bill Elliott

Casper

George Grandee

1st Policeman

Jack Grey

Max Tracey is the head waiter at a London hotel. He falls in love at first sight with Sylvia Robertson, an aristocratic woman, and poses as a prince to win her love. In this venture, he is aided by Mr. Westlake, a Ruritanian monarch who owes him a favour. When Sylvia discovers Max's deception, she is appalled, but the situation is resolved when her father tells her that he was once a hotel dishwasher.

6.4

Hot Rod

Aug 3, 2007

For Rod Kimble, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.

8.0

Scully's New Year's Eve

Jan 3, 1978

Scully invites his mates to gatecrash his mum's New Year's Eve party.

6.6

Step Brothers

Jul 25, 2008

Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when their single parents marry. Brennan's constant competition with Dale strains his mom's marriage to Dale's dad, leaving everyone to wonder whether they'll ever see eye to eye.

4.7

Playing Around

Jan 10, 1930

New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich playboy who has money to burn and places to go.

4.5

Social Register

Mar 10, 1934

Chorus girl Patsy Shaw crashes a high-society party, meets playboy Charlie Breen, they fall in love, and are on their merry way to wedded bliss. However, Charlie's snobbish, ever-loving mama doesn't think that Patsy is worthy and sets out to prove it.

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0.0

The Warrior's Husband

Apr 28, 1933

The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hippolyta (Marjorie Rambeau) rules Pontus with masculine authority; in fact, it is the women of Pontus who do all the laboring, fighting, and governing. Hippolyta's husband Sapiens (Ernest Truex) is truly a sissy of the first order, and is not unlike most of Pontus' male inhabitants.

5.0

Too Much Harmony

Sep 23, 1933

A singer is involved with two women in his life, one a "good" girl and one a "bad" one."

1.0

Under a Texas Moon

Apr 1, 1930

A cowboy arrives in a small town and winds up trying to help a local rancher stop a gang of cattle thieves while romancing a pretty young girl.

7.6

My Man Godfrey

Sep 2, 1936

Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.

5.3

The Groomsmen

Jun 9, 2006

Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his pals fill the reunion with drinking, boys-will-be-boys antics and a few unexpected personal confessions. But, when the bonding devolves into accusations and regret, Paulie has to decide whether he's ready to tie the knot and take this big step into adulthood.

6.5

Grandma's Boy

Jan 6, 2006

Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.

4.7

Children of Pleasure

Apr 26, 1930

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

4.0

Traveling Husbands

Aug 15, 1931

A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.

5.0

Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?

Oct 31, 1973

A divorcee wakes up one morning to find her penniless ex-husband, his new wife and baby and their big dog camped out on her doorstep, looking for a place to stay.

5.3

Girl Without a Room

Dec 8, 1933

A Tennessee art school student wins a scholarship to paint in Paris. He is thrilled until he arrives and discovers that his style is hopelessly passe and is considered trashy. The enterprising artist immediately changes style and begins painting highly-abstract moderns.

4.8

Madame Racketeer

Jul 23, 1932

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in prison and decides to treat her rheumatism with a stay at her estranged husband's hotel at a Wisconsin spa. There undercover, she checks in on the two daughters she abandoned as infants.

6.9

42nd Street

Mar 11, 1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

7.3

Duck Soup

Nov 12, 1933

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.