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The Nitwits
1 hour 21 minutes1935-06-07
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A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
Cast
![Bert Wheeler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bgMgv0WuE58zuw9BGEQmXljm9Qj.jpg)
Bert Wheeler
Johnny
![Robert Woolsey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3MvDnbu1ILAKPg6WV1dqpOpQucM.jpg)
Robert Woolsey
Newton
![Fred Keating](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wAmESRukrEdBMKFkzmN06G3NT81.jpg)
Fred Keating
William Darrell
![Betty Grable](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oQwgN9Qx3w4S6u6rQFbl5TtUTsL.jpg)
Betty Grable
Mary Roberts
![Evelyn Brent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xGu2aE9ZpZMtwvpkuCl3kwsfuVv.jpg)
Evelyn Brent
Alice Lake
![Erik Rhodes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j6Nsz8FcOhei3fRGp9pMFrvxMuD.jpg)
Erik Rhodes
George Clark
![Hale Hamilton](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fQbwcHY7KLdylzv5ThMG1qKuKGK.jpg)
Hale Hamilton
Winfield Lake
![Charles C. Wilson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fnMy7U8FuGxSgwVGg2Qr9KNIhXk.jpg)
Charles C. Wilson
Police Captain Jennings
![Arthur Aylesworth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n2c5xm6DKwvdqhCkcVrEB0yCCn8.jpg)
Arthur Aylesworth
Lurch
![Willie Best](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//akmMrTWzo9GLLy0jxR7Kv7iNjWu.jpg)
Willie Best
Sleepy
![Lew Kelly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//d3Euk0SE0EJE5K5TKhantKL5kg8.jpg)
Lew Kelly
J. Gabriel Hazel
![Joan Andrews](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joan Andrews
Singer
![Martin Cichy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nCb7Rf9u5DXEx5ajngbe8FKDF12.jpg)
Martin Cichy
Cop
![Dick Curtis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yLb6fRcbl1T58a0H7htYBQWlJI3.jpg)
Dick Curtis
Cop on Stakeout
![Edgar Dearing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gD7Fd6ksHRGNnWFOw0qv9v8QVmd.jpg)
Edgar Dearing
Police Officer Barney Riley
![Dick Gilbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tRhlZFvVO2stwI4OpNtAyLqLrdL.jpg)
Dick Gilbert
Black Widow Henchman
![William Gould](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kh7eQ1Eyjgy7hvIB2hhG1aMlT5E.jpg)
William Gould
Police Sergeant
![Frances Grant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//aMynj7aREH9W1ZG9qxCYn1uus0e.jpg)
Frances Grant
Hoofer
![Jack Grant](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Grant
Minor Role
![Donald Haines](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//waYIKy8F0t3wzpNMExAMFsmuLFd.jpg)
Donald Haines
Hal - Office Boy
![Pat Harmon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pMs3in0qiatVEUeJ5Uf96MfdH3Y.jpg)
Pat Harmon
Singing Prisoner
![Donald Kerr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//g59FziDjwnUQFiYLJR4MFSP2OMY.jpg)
Donald Kerr
Martin
![Ham Kinsey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sQxDJcLmPRRNF4lQzp8KRGBIsQI.jpg)
Ham Kinsey
Black Widow Henchman
![George Magrill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t3vYcOrJ6EAzjjMdiXfNWXUn1wt.jpg)
George Magrill
Cop
![Edward Peil Sr.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tkebpmT8PggXYd2Qu028umqEZzc.jpg)
Edward Peil Sr.
Eddie the Detective
![Gil Perkins](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gil Perkins
![Jack Perry](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jvcZmUyOpNXHFlscvl0RmK5pf00.jpg)
Jack Perry
Singing Prisoner (uncredited)
![Joey Ray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joey Ray
Joey Ray - Crooner
![Bob Reeves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ml4oPHwKq2CWCWpIQs5KYULPCFI.jpg)
Bob Reeves
Cop on Stakeout
![Constantine Romanoff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//z9ERbNoNfll9giTWo04jYbOW2xr.jpg)
Constantine Romanoff
Singing Prisoner
![Jack Roper](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Roper
Singing Prisoner
![Floyd Shackelford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//v5nFQi7zqSLNV7obSspW4EJPfcB.jpg)
Floyd Shackelford
Black Widow Henchman
![Arthur Treacher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//oPhvOmBTJxFqRQfkEyyPuKJM5Bu.jpg)
Arthur Treacher
Man with Tennis Equipment
![Billy Wayne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5aEISDrL1cjanHCvX4fuSzKnqhq.jpg)
Billy Wayne
Martin
![Pat West](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pat West
Black Widow Henchman
![Jack Ellis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)