| Caught Plastered | |
| Director: | William Seiter |
| Producer: | William LeBaron Douglas MacLean (associate producer) |
| Starring: | Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Lucy Beaumont Jason Robards |
| Cinematography: | Jack MacKenzie |
| Editing: | Jack Kitchin |
| Music: | Victor Schertzinger |
| Distributor: | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Runtime: | 68 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $281,000[1] |
| Gross: | $549,000 |
Caught Plastered is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film, released by RKO Radio Pictures and starring the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey.
Tommy Tanner (Wheeler) and Egbert G. Higginbotham (Woolsey) are two vaudevillians who were kicked out of the last town they performed in. After fleeing to the town of Lockville, the duo befriend elderly widow Mother Talley (Lucy Beaumont). Mother is upset because she is unable to get customers into her drug store. In addition, Mother owes a payment on a bank note to Harry Watters (Jason Robards). Tommy and Egbert decide to turn Mother's drugstore into a money-making venture, even producing their own afternoon radio program right in the store. Harry, who wants to buy the store as part of a bootlegging operation, attempts to sell the duo an alcohol-laced drink, referring to it as "lemon-syrup". The "syrup" gains praise from everybody in town, until the police show up to close down the operation. Tommy and Egbert are suspicious of Harry, and it is up to them to find Harry, clear their name, and save Mother's store.
According to RKO the film made a profit of $90,000.[1]