Gift of Gab (film)

Infobox Film
name = Gift of Gab


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director = Karl Freund
producer = Rian James
Carl Laemmle Jr.
writer = Lou Breslow
Philip G. Epstein
Rian James
Jerry Wald
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starring = Edmund Lowe
Gloria Stuart
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cinematography = George Robinson
Harold Wenstrom
editing = Ray Curtiss
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = 1 September 1934
runtime = 70 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0025170

"Gift of Gab" (1934) is a black and white film released by Universal Pictures. Edmund Lowe stars as a man with the "Gift of Gab" — he can sell anyone anything. The film costars Ruth Etting, Ethel Waters, Victor Moore, and Gloria Stuart, and features Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi.

Ruth Etting sings "Talking to Myself" and "Tomorrow, Who Cares?". Originally the Three Stooges were signed to appear in the film. However, the Stooges had just signed with Columbia Pictures for "Woman Haters", the first of their short subjects so three look-a-like actors replaced them for "Gift of Gab".

It was long thought to be a lost film, with no copies in existence, but a copy was found recently. The film is scheduled for screening at the non-profit Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention film festival in September 2008. The motion picture will be introduced by film historian Gregory William Mank.

Cast

* Edmund Lowe - Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney
* Gloria Stuart - Barbara Kelton
* Ruth Etting - Ruth
* Phil Baker - Absent-minded Doctor
* Ethel Waters - Ethel
* Alice White - Margot
* Alexander Woollcott - Cameo Appearance
* Victor Moore - Colonel Trivers
* Hugh O'Connell - Patsy
* Helen Vinson - Nurse
* Gene Austin - Radio Artist
* Tom Hanlon - Radio Announcer
* Henry Armetta - Janitor
* Andy Devine - McDougal the waiter
* Wini Shaw - Cabaret Singer
* Boris Karloff - Cameo Appearance (as Karloff)
* Béla Lugosi - Cameo Appearance

ee also

* Boris Karloff filmography
* Béla Lugosi filmography

External links

*imdb title|0025170|Gift of Gab