A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.A humorous look at the inconsiderate pests whose annoying habits make enjoying a movie impossible.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Pete Smith
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
- (as A Smith Named Pete)
William Bailey
- Man Whose Foot Gets Stepped On
- (uncredited)
Margaret Bert
- Woman in Audience
- (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
- Man Whose Hat Gets Sat On
- (uncredited)
Harry Einstein
- Peanut-Eating Pest
- (uncredited)
Ben Hall
- Man Next to Peanut-Eating Pest
- (uncredited)
May McAvoy
- Woman Whose Vision Gets Blocked
- (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien
- Feet-in-the-Aisle Pest
- (uncredited)
Celia Travers
- Woman-with-Big-Hat Pest
- (uncredited)
Harry Tyler
- Mr. Peek-a-boo
- (uncredited)
Jacqueline White
- Woman in Audience
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis short film is included as an extra on the 2007 Warner Home Video DVD of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944).
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Featured review
Set in a theater, the witty narrator describes several "pests" at the movie and how they manage to annoy the rest of us who are there to enjoy the film. From the habitual seat-changer to the woman with the huge hat, this short covers all the things that annoy us at the theater. Especially funny is the woman who "frees her dogs" by taking her shoes off and then losing one. She then proceeds to crawl around the whole theater in search of missing show, interrupting everyone as she does so.
I have often sat through movies thoroughly annoyed by fellow patrons, as I'm sure we all have. That's what makes this short so great! It is something everyone can identify with. If only they would show it occasionally before the feature film - maybe then some "movie pests" would get the idea and behave themselves in a more dignified manner.
I have often sat through movies thoroughly annoyed by fellow patrons, as I'm sure we all have. That's what makes this short so great! It is something everyone can identify with. If only they would show it occasionally before the feature film - maybe then some "movie pests" would get the idea and behave themselves in a more dignified manner.
Details
- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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