Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies.Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies.Two phony fortune tellers get mixed up with gypsies.
Lita Chevret
- Slot Machine Señorita
- (uncredited)
Bill Elliott
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
June Glory
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Audree Henderson
- Flapper
- (uncredited)
Alice Jans
- Chorus Girl
- (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
- Gypsy
- (uncredited)
Kalla Pasha
- Hotheaded Cowboy
- (uncredited)
Betty Recklaw
- Flapper
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFans of this film have wondered as to the identity of the two women who are dining at the casino early in the film. They enjoy a lengthy sequence when Wheeler & Woolsey sit at their table and flirt with them as the two women feed them straight-lines so Wheeler & Woolsey can give the comedic rejoinder. The girl playing straight for Bert Wheeler is Audree Henderson. (Though the trade papers of the day would occasionally misspell her first name as Audrey.) She was a contract player at "R.K.O." at the time The Cuckoos was filmed. Audree later became the fourth wife of film director A. Edward Sutherland from 8 January 1933, until they were divorced on 11 December 1935. The actress playing straight for Robert Woolsey is Betty Recklaw. She appeared in small roles in a number of films made for different studios during the late twenties and early thirties.
- GoofsWhen Billy lands his plane, he motions to shut off the engine - and its sound stops instantly, even though the prop is still turning.
- Quotes
Flapper: You're Americans, aren't you?
Professor Cunningham: Yes, yes, but we can't lend you any money.
- Alternate versionsThere are still several TV prints around that are missing the Technicolor sequences. The recently restored print seems to be complete, including the long lost finale.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Lady Consents (1936)
Featured review
EARLY wheeler and woolsey
A real early one for vaudeville team Wheeler and Woolsey. and oh. my. god. SOOOOO many song and dance numbers. each time we go into another song, the reel has been colorized, and they show cuckoos in a cuckoo clock. Personallyl, i would have preferred a stronger, tighter script, and less singing, but that's a personal preference. There ARE a couple really clever bits in here, and of course, they play around with word phrasing. and also show some flesh on the dancing girls. This was only 1930, so even though most of the film takes place in mexico (theoretically), the costumes really are quite skimpy. Co-stars Dorothy Lee and Jobyna Howland. it's pretty good if you stick with it to the end, very similar to a Marx brothers film. lots of horsing around and a love story in between the chases, falls, and knife fights. Directed by Paul Sloane, who had worked with Edison from the earlly days, then moved to other studios. Pretty good. can't go wrong with a Wheeler and Woolsey film.
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- Dec 13, 2019
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- Budget
- $407,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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