Men Are Like That Explained

Men Are Like That
Director:	Frank Tuttle
Screenplay:	George Kelly (play, "The Show-Off") Herman J. Mankiewicz Marion Dix
Starring:	Hal Skelly Doris Hill Clara Blandick Charles Sellon Helene Chadwick Morgan Farley George Fawcett
Music:	W. Franke Harling
Cinematography:	Archie Stout
Editing:	Verna Willis
Studio:	Paramount Pictures
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	59 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Men Are Like That is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Tuttle and written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Marion Dix, based on the George Kelly play The Show-Off, which had already been the source material for a 1926 silent film and which would subsequently be remade in 1934 and 1946. Men Are Like That stars Hal Skelly, Doris Hill, Clara Blandick, Charles Sellon, Helene Chadwick, Morgan Farley and George Fawcett. The film was released on March 22, 1930, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Hal Skelly as J. Aubrey Piper
• Doris Hill as Amy Fisher
• Clara Blandick as Ma Fisher
• Charles Sellon as Pa Fisher
• Helene Chadwick as Clara Hyland
• Morgan Farley as Joe Fisher
• George Fawcett as The Judge
• William B. Davidson as Frank Hyland
• Eugene Pallette as Traffic Cop

Preservation status

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men-Are-Like-That - Trailer. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215210633/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/133384/Men-Are-Like-That/overview. dead. February 15, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Hal Erickson. Hal Erickson (author). 2015. February 15, 2015.
2. Web site: Men Are Like That (1930). Turner Classic Movies. February 15, 2015.
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.114 c.1978 the American Film Institute