Calvin Jones is a cowboy who wants to invest in a Broadway play. Ruth Weston, a secretary, learns that her boss, Joe Lehman, is attempting to swindle Jones and pulls a successful coup d'etat producing a play that she stars in.

If you have a soft spot for loud, rubber-faced 1930s comedy, The Tenderfoot is absolutely worth an hour of your afternoon. 🤠 People who love early Ginger Rogers or the bizarre, wide-mouthed screaming of Joe E. Brown will have a blast. But if you can't stand old-school stagey plots where characters yell their lines at...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you have a soft spot for loud, rubber-faced 1930s comedy, The Tenderfoot is absolutely worth an hour of your afternoon. 🤠 People who love early Ginger Rogers or the bizarre, wide-mouthed screaming of Joe E. Brown will have a blast. But if you can't stand old-school stagey plots where characters yell their lines at the ceiling, you will probably want to throw your remote at the wall. The whole thing is basically an adaptation of George S. Kaufman's play The Butter and Egg Man, but they chan..."
Ben Hall
Monty Banks, Earl Baldwin, Richard Carle, George S. Kaufman, Arthur Caesar
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