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Talking Films in Which Harry Langdon Appears (I-Z)
I Don't Remember
(rel. Dec. 26, 1935: Columbia short; Preston Black, director): He can't remember his own mother's face, so how can Harry hope to find his half of the winning sweepstakes ticket? This is the one with furniture painted on the walls!
The King
(rel. June 14, 1930: Roach-MGM short; James W. Horne and Charles Rogers, directors): Harry may be king, but in his castle Queen Thelma rules.
Knight Duty
(rel. May 7, 1933: Educational-Fox short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director): Harry has one run-in after another with jewel thieves and cop Vernon Dent in a museum full of dummies.
Der König
(shown in New York, March 1931: Roach-MGM short; James W. Horne and Charles Rogers, directors): German-language version of The King.
The Leather Necker
(rel. May 9, 1935: Columbia short; Arthur Ripley, director): Harry is an unlikely marine in Central America; he gets the sarge's girl much as he did in All Night Long.
Love, Honor, and Obey (the Law!)
(1935: produced for B.F. Goodrich Co.; short "featuring" Langdon, but no credits for director, crew, or cast): Harry must drive to his wedding without getting a ticket; rival Monty Collins does all he can to get him in trouble.
Mad about Money
See He Loved an Actress.
Marriage Humor
(rel. Aug. 18, 1933: Paramount short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director [Harry Edwards, per Maltin '72]): Harry and pals have trouble with the wives after a night out (source: V. Schonert).
Misbehaving Husbands
(rel. Dec. 20, 1940: PRC feature; William Beaudine, director): Gossip about his doings with a shop-window mannequin nearly spells divorce for Harry.
Mopey Dope
(rel. June 16, 1944: Columbia short; Del Lord, director): Amnesiac Harry angers his neighbor when he goes home to the wrong house (source: L. Maltin).
My Weakness
(rel. Sept. 22, 1933: Fox feature; David Butler, director): As Cupid, Harry comments on the lovers' doings.
On Ice
(rel. Oct. 6, 1933: Paramount short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director): Saturday Afternoon with icicles; Harry and Vern are caught carousing by their wives (source: V. Schonert).
Petting Preferred
(rel. April 27, 1934: Paramount short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director): Harry's in the middle between a dog lover and her husband (source: L. Maltin).
Piano Mooner
(rel. Dec. 11, 1942: Columbia short; Harry Edwards, director; story and screenplay, Harry Langdon): Threatened by his gal's brother, Harry tries raising money for his wedding by working as a piano tuner.
Pistol Packin' Nitwits
(rel. April 4, 1945: Columbia short; Harry Edwards, director; story, Edward Bernds and Harry Langdon): The mortgage on the saloon is due at midnight; Harry and El Brendel try to help the owner. [See "Wild!" 1(3):62.]
¡Pobre Infeliz!
(earliest known showing, May 8, 1930, in San José, Costa Rica: Roach-MGM short; Charles Rogers, director): Spanish-language version of The Shrimp.
Roaming Romeo
(rel. Dec. 29, 1933: Paramount short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, producer/director): A collapsing house is more than Harry can handle (source: V. Schonert).
See America Thirst
(rel. Nov. 24, 1930: Universal feature; William J. Craft, director): Harry and Slim Summerville are tramps who must deal with bootleggers (source: V. Schonert).
Shivers
(rel. Dec. 24, 1934: Columbia short; Arthur Ripley, director): Mystery novelist Harry finds lots to write about in a haunted house (source: L. Maltin).
The Shrimp
(rel. May 3, 1930: Roach-MGM short; Charles Rogers, director): Harry is a weakling, until a scientist injects him with "the spirit of the bull-dog."
Sitting Pretty
(1940: Jam Handy Picture Service short, per Schelly): No summary available.
Skirt Shy
(rel. Nov. 30, 1929: Roach-MGM short; Charles Rogers, director): Harry, in drag, impersonates his employer to stall her suitor till she returns, but a second beau shows up and starts shooting.
Sky Boy
(rel. Oct. 5, 1929: Roach-MGM short; Charles Rogers, director): Stranded on an iceberg, Harry must compete with a rival for the girl.
Snooper Service
(rel. Feb. 2, 1945: Columbia short; Harry Edwards, director): Harry and El Brendel are detectives following a showgirl (source: V. Schonert).
A Soldier's Plaything
(rel. Nov. 1, 1930: Warner Bros. feature; Michael Curtiz, director): Harry and pal Ben Lyon are U.S. soldiers in post-WWI Europe. Not a whole lot of gags, but Harry has a grand time singing "Oui Oui" at a night spot.
Spotlight Scandals
(rel. July 26, 1943:Monogram feature; William Beaudine, director): Harry's in the background in this tale of a vaudeville team (Frank Fay, Billy Gilbert) that makes it big, then splits up.
The Stage Hand
(rel. Sept. 8, 1933: Educational-Fox short; Harry Langdon, director; story, Harry Langdon and Edward Davis): Harry saves the day when an amateur group's play runs into trouble. [Some scholars have named Harry Edwards as director, but Langdon is listed as such in the credits.]
Stardust
See He Loved an Actress.
Sue My Lawyer
(rel. Sept. 16, 1938: Columbia short; Jules White, director; story, Harry Langdon): "Attorney-at-Large" Langdon takes a case, but his client's out to get him; Harry and Ann Doran reprise his stair-climbing bit from The Strong Man, with a twist.
Swingin' on a Rainbow
(rel. Aug. 27, 1945: Republic feature; William Beaudine, director): Harry helps a songwriter get back at a bandleader (source: V. Schonert). Where is this film, anyway?
There Goes My Heart
(rel. Sept. 27, 1938: Roach-United Artists feature; Norman Z. McLeod, director): Newsman Fredric March and rich girl Virginia Bruce have the lead roles, but Patsy Kelly steals the show; Harry does an uncredited cameo as a minister at the end.
Tied for Life
(rel. July 2, 1933: Educational-Fox short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director): Mostly reprises the train sleeping-car sequence from Luck o' the Foolish, with Vernon Dent inexplicably in blackface as a steward.
Tired Feet
(rel. Jan. 1, 1933: Educational-Fox short; Arvid E. Gillstrom, director): Harry wants to go to the beach, but he ends up in the mountains with his girl and Vernon Dent in drag, yet.
Tireman, Spare My Tires
(rel. June 4, 1942: Columbia short; Jules White, director): Harry offers a lady hitchhiker a ride and finds himself sharing a room with her overnight.
To Heir Is Human
(rel. Jan. 14, 1944: Columbia short; Harold Goodsoe, director): Harry's heir to a fortune, if he can survive his relatives' deadly plots. Leading lady Una Merkel makes a good comic foil.
What Makes Lizzy Dizzy?
(rel. March 26, 1942: Columbia short; Jules White, director): Harry joins Monty Collins and Elsie Ames at a bowling alley. Better than you might expect.
Zenobia
(rel. March 14, 1939: Roach-United Artists feature; Gordon Douglas, director): One-time-only teaming of Harry as a medicine-show doc with Oliver Hardy as a real M.D. Their patient is an elephant.
