Broadminded (film) explained

Broadminded
Director:	Mervyn LeRoy
Starring:	Joe E. Brown Ona Munson William Collier Jr.
Studio:	First National Pictures
Runtime:	65 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Broadminded is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Joe E. Brown, Ona Munson and William Collier Jr.^[1]

Plot

Collier Jr. plays Jack, a New York City playboy sent to California to straighten himself out after a string of scandals. His father pairs him with his "responsible" cousin, Ossie, who he does not realize is even more of a partier than his son is, and the two get mixed up with two pretty girls while driving west. Jack decides to marry his girl, but when his ex fiancé shows up and threatens to reveal his past to her, Ossie comes up with a plan to save his relationship.

Cast

• Joe E. Brown as Ossie Simpson
• Ona Munson as Constance Palmer
• William Collier Jr. as Jack Hackett
• Marjorie White as Penny Packer
• Holmes Herbert as John J. Hackett Sr.
• Margaret Livingston as Mabel Robinson
• Thelma Todd as Gertie Gardner
• Bela Lugosi as Pancho Arango

Production

Filming took place in March 1931.^[2] The movie premiered a few months after Lugosi's hit Dracula was released.

Preservation status

• A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4965?sid The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Broadminded
2. Lennig, Arthur. The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved January 4, 2016
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.22 c.1978 by The American Film Institute..Retrieved July 10, 2018