Caught Short

Caught Short is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Robert E. Hopkins, Joseph H. Johnson and Willard Mack. The film stars Marie Dressler, Polly Moran, Anita Page, Charles Morton and Thomas Conlin. The film was released on May 10, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1][2]

Caught Short
Directed by	Charles Reisner
Screenplay by	Robert E. Hopkins Joseph H. Johnson Willard Mack
Story by	Willard Mack
Based on	Caught Short by Eddie Cantor
Starring	Marie Dressler Polly Moran Anita Page Charles Morton Thomas Conlin
Cinematography	Leonard Smith
Edited by	George Hively Harold Palmer
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 10, 1930 (1930-05-10)
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Marie Dressler as Marie Jones
• Polly Moran as Polly Smith
• Anita Page as Genevieve Jones
• Charles Morton as William Smith
• Thomas Conlin as Frankie
• Douglas Haig as Johnny
• Nanci Price as Priscilla
• Greta Mann as Sophy
• Herbert Prior as Mr. Frisby
• T. Roy Barnes as Mr. Kidd
• Edward Dillon as Mr. Thutt
• Alice Moe as Miss Ambrose
• Gwen Lee as Manicurist
• Lee Kohlmar as Peddler
• Greta Granstedt as Fanny Lee