Scratch-As-Catch-Can

Scratch-As-Catch-Can is a 1932 American short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 5th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Comedy).

Cast

Bobby Clark

Paul McCullough

James Finlayson

Phil Dunham

Charlotte Ogden

Walter Brennan

Robert Graves

Constantine Romanoff

Charlie Hall

Vince Barnett

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Hmmm. I struggled a bit with this. Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough find themselves arriving, Cleopatra-style, in a gymnasium where they encounter a man pleasantly enjoying a steam bath. In the course of their rather strained antics, they manage to trap him in the machine with the steam and the freez...

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