You Said a Mouthful
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You Said a Mouthful

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T LAUGHED SINCE 1929!

5.8 / 10 1932 1h 11mNR English
Comedy

Storyline

Two men bear the name Joe Holt. One is a shipping clerk, the other a champion Canadian swimmer. When a socialite gets them confused, thinking the clerk is the inventor of an unsinkable swim suit, she enters him in a 20 mile swim race.

Cast & Crew

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Joe Holt

Lead
Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

Alice Brandon

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Ed Dover

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Sam Wellington

Harry Gribbon

Harry Gribbon

Harry Daniels

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Dr. Vorse

Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Cora Norton

Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Tom Brandon

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lloyd Bacon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. You Said a Mouthful is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker