Something Simple (1934)

Plot Summary

Taken to a hospital, after suffering a dizzy spell, Charley is told by a 'nut', posing as a doctor, that he suffers from 'Tetra-Ethyl", and the only remedy is to sit down, relax, clear the mind and recite a nursery rhyme. The fake doctor gives Charley a package to deliver to Mr. Henderson, the "Supreme Crown of the Knights of the Brown Derby." At the hotel, hosting a convention of "Brown Derbies," Charley suffers a dizzy spell and the only place he can find to sit down is in Mr. Henderson's lap, where he recites "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Mr. Henderson, it is revealed, also suffers from "Tetra-Ethyl." Seized by an attack, Henderson sits down and tries to recite "Who Killed Cock Robin," but forgets the lines, which Charley and Henderson's daughter, Betty, sing in a song together. That, coming at the end of the second reel,is all it takes for Charley and Betty to decide to get married.

Full Cast & Characters

Charley Chase

Charley

Betty Mack

Betty

Dell Henderson

Tanhauser

Arthur Housman

Drunk

Lew Kelly

Nut Doctor

Harry Bowen

Desk Clerk

Eddie Baker

Motorcycle Cop

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Taxi Driver

Director & Crew

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