The Nitwits

The Nitwits

81 mins | Comedy | June 7, 1935

A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.

The Nitwits

81 mins | Comedy | June 7, 1935

The Nitwits
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title The Nitwits
Directors George Stevens
Writers Fred Guiol, Al Boasberg

Cast

Bert Wheeler

as Johnny

Robert Woolsey

as Newton

Fred Keating

as William Darrell

Betty Grable

as Mary Roberts

Evelyn Brent

as Alice Lake

Erik Rhodes

as George Clark

Hale Hamilton

as Winfield Lake

Charles C. Wilson

as Police Captain Jennings

Willie Best

as Sleepy

Lew Kelly

as J. Gabriel Hazel

Joan Andrews

as Singer

Martin Cichy

as Cop

Dick Curtis

as Cop on Stakeout

Edgar Dearing

as Police Officer Barney Riley

Dick Gilbert

as Black Widow Henchman

William Gould

as Police Sergeant

Frances Grant

as Hoofer

Jack Grant

as Minor Role

Donald Haines

as Hal - Office Boy

Pat Harmon

as Singing Prisoner

Donald Kerr

as Martin

Ham Kinsey

as Black Widow Henchman

Edward Peil Sr.

as Eddie the Detective

Jack Perry

as Singing Prisoner (uncredited)

Joey Ray

as Joey Ray - Crooner

Bob Reeves

as Cop on Stakeout

Constantine Romanoff

as Singing Prisoner

Jack Roper

as Singing Prisoner

Floyd Shackelford

as Black Widow Henchman

Arthur Treacher

as Man with Tennis Equipment

Billy Wayne

as Martin

Pat West

as Black Widow Henchman

Jack Ellis

as Hoofer