''Scratch-As-Catch-Can'' is a 1932 American short

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Mark Sandrich. It was nominated for an

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at the

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for Best Short Subject (Comedy). This was a replacement for the originally nominated short '' Stout Hearts and Willing Hands'', which was disqualified, for unknown reasons.

Cast

* Bobby Clark * Paul McCullough * James Finlayson *

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(as Robert Graves Jr.) * Charlie Hall * Vince Barnett

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* 1932 films 1932 comedy films 1932 short films American black-and-white films RKO Pictures short films Films directed by Mark Sandrich American comedy short films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy short films {{short-comedy-film-stub