''Business and Pleasure'' is a 1932 American
pre-Code
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comedy film
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directed by
David Butler, starring
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahom ...
and featuring
Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
.
Plot
Earl Tinker (Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahom ...
) goes on a Mediterranean cruise and finds that a business rival has a femme fatale
A ''femme fatale'' ( or ; ), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype o ...
in pursuit.
Cast
* Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahom ...
as Earl Tinker
* Jetta Goudal as Madame Momora
* Joel McCrea
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as Lawrence Ogle
* Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Tinker
* Oscar Apfel as P.D. Weatheright
* Vernon Dent as Charles Turner
* Boris Karloff
William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...
as Sheik
* Mitchell Lewis as Hadj Ali
* Jed Prouty as Ben Wackstle
* Cyril Ring as Arthur Jones
* Peggy Ross as Olivia Tinker
See also
* List of American films of 1932
A list of American films released in 1932.
Grand Hotel won Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
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See also
* 1932 in the United States
References
External links
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* Boris Karloff filmography
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People
* Boris (given name), a male given name
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References
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1932 films
1932 comedy films
1930s English-language films
American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by David Butler
Films based on works by Booth Tarkington
Fox Film films
1930s American films
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