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  • Frank Tuttle – Men Are Like That (1930)

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    Previously filmed in 1926 the George Kelly stage comedy The Show-Off was remade in
    1930 as Men Are Like That. Broadway star Hal Skelly steps into the role of chronic braggart
    Aubrey Piper, incapable of either telling the truth or shutting up. Insinuating himself into the
    home of his wife Amy’s (Doris Hill) family, Aubrey does his best to impress his in-laws with
    tall tales about his business acumen and his grandiose financial transactions. Even after
    he’s been exposed as a fraud and saved from ruin and disgrace by Amy, Aubrey continues
    to run off at the mouth — and even throws in a few songs and dances for good measure.
    Despite a witty script by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Men Are Like That is sabotaged by the
    calculatedly obnoxious Hal Skelly, who never did develop into a satisfying screen
    personality. The property was refilmed under its original title The Show Off by Spencer
    Tracy in 1934, and by Red Skelton in 1948.Read More »

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