| Cracked Nuts | |
| Director: | Edward F. Cline |
| Producer: | Joseph G. Sanford |
| Screenplay: | Erna Lazarus Scott Darling |
| Starring: | Stuart Erwin Una Merkel Mischa Auer William Frawley Shemp Howard Astrid Allwyn |
| Cinematography: | Charles Van Enger |
| Editing: | Milton Carruth |
| Studio: | Universal Pictures |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Runtime: | 61 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Cracked Nuts is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Erna Lazarus and Scott Darling. The film stars Stuart Erwin, Una Merkel, Mischa Auer, William Frawley, Shemp Howard and Astrid Allwyn. It was released on August 1, 1941, by Universal Pictures.[1] [2] [3] The film is unrelated Wheeler & Woolsey film of 1931 by the same title, although Cline directed both films.
Lawrence Trent is a small-town goofball who wins $5,000 in a radio contest. He plans to use the money to marry his sweetheart, but is instead conned into investing it in a phony robot scheme by Boris Kabikoff, whose prototype is actually his partner in a robot suit. When he discovers that he has been swindled, Lawrence tries to recover his money.