Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- anarchic
- witty
- classic comedy night
- vaudeville movie marathon
What critics said
Critics regarded the film as uneven broad comedy whose performers had comic energy but were undermined by stale gags and a thin, forgotten plot.
What sets it apart
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Ole and Chic retaliate against their nightclub employer by insulting patrons, escalating into slapstick mayhem and lawsuits.
The comedians seek release from their nightclub contracts and use disruptive performances to challenge B. J. Wagonhorn.
The insults directed at nightclub patrons generate multiple lawsuits that bring struggling attorneys into the comic situation.
The central duo are comedians working in a nightclub, and the film foregrounds routines, audience interaction, musical performance, and physical gags.
Films like See My Lawyer, and why
Hellzapoppin'
shared vaudeville-based duo comedy, musical interludes, and aggressively broad slapstick
The Big Broadcast of 1938
shared backstage show-business setting, anarchic comic routines, and fast-paced musical comedy
The Cocoanuts
shared old-Hollywood musical comedy format, theatrical performers, and farcical disruption
Movie Details
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Release Date
- 1945-03-09
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Ole Olsen
- Chic Johnson
- Noah Beery Jr.
- Lee Patrick
- Franklin Pangborn
- Edward Brophy
- Alan Curtis
- Stanley Clements
- Mary Gordon
- Grace McDonald
Common questions
- What is See My Lawyer about?
- Two nightclub comics turn contract frustration into a lawsuit-generating barrage of insults, slapstick, and musical mischief.
- What is See My Lawyer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of See My Lawyer as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is See My Lawyer violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in See My Lawyer as mild.
- What did critics think of See My Lawyer?
- Critics regarded the film as uneven broad comedy whose performers had comic energy but were undermined by stale gags and a thin, forgotten plot.
- Which films are like See My Lawyer?
- Films with a similar feel include Hellzapoppin', The Big Broadcast of 1938, and The Cocoanuts.
- How long is See My Lawyer?
- See My Lawyer runs 68 minutes.
