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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Written by | Corey Ford |
| Starring | Oliver Hardy Harry Langdon Billie Burke Alice Brady Hattie McDaniel |
| Music by | Marvin Hatley |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Editing by | Bert Jordan |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1939 |
| Running time | 74 min. Gordon Douglas (Gordon Douglas Brickner ( December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American Film director, who Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr ( January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and Corey Ford ( April 29, 1902 - July 27, 1969) was an American humorist author outdoorsman and screenwriter Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 &ndash August 7, 1957) was an American comic Actor Harry L Langdon ( June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American Comedian who appeared in Vaudeville, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke ( August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an Oscar -nominated American Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 - October 28,) was an Academy Award -winning American actress who began her career in the Silent Hattie McDaniel ( June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American Actress and the first black performer to win an Thomas Marvin Hatley ( April 3 1905 &ndash August 23 1986) professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American Karl Struss, ASC ( November 30 1886 &mdash December 15 1981) was a Photographer and an Academy Award -winning Cinematographer This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Zenobia (also known as Elephants Never Forget (UK) and It's Spring Again) is a 1939 comedy film starring Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Billie Burke, Alice Brady, James Ellison, Jean Parker, June Lang, Stepin Fetchit, and Hattie McDaniel. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Oliver Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 &ndash August 7, 1957) was an American comic Actor Harry L Langdon ( June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American Comedian who appeared in Vaudeville, Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke ( August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) was an Oscar -nominated American Alice Brady ( November 2, 1892 - October 28,) was an Academy Award -winning American actress who began her career in the Silent James Ellison ( May 4, 1910 - December 23, 1993) was an actor born James Ellison Smith in Guthrie Center Iowa, son of Jean Parker ( August 11, 1915 – November 30, 2005) was an American movie actress June Lang ( May 5, 1917 &ndash May 16, 2005) was an American Film Actress. Stepin Fetchit was the Stage name of American Comedian and Film Actor Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry Hattie McDaniel ( June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American Actress and the first black performer to win an It is one of the few films after the teaming of Laurel and Hardy that features Hardy without Stan Laurel[1] This teaming of Oliver Hardy with someone other than Stan Laurel was the result of a contract dispute between Hal Roach and Stan Laurel. Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; June 16, 1890 &ndash February 23, 1965) was an English comic actor writer Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr ( January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and Zenobia was Roach's attempt to create a new comedic pair without Stan Laurel, and a series of films with Hardy and Langdon was planned. The dispute was short-lived, however, and Laurel and Hardy were reunited shortly thereafter[2]
The film, itself, enjoyed some success. The reviewer for the New York Times wrote on May 15, 1939, that the film:
- ". . . [was] a rough idea of what would happen to Gone With the Wind if Hal Roach had produced it. . . [it was] an antebellum, costume romance in slapstick. . . ".
Then--playing on the potential for a new comedy team of Hardy and Langdon--the reviewer said:
- ". . . Harry Langdon has adopted the partnership prerequistes formerly reserved for Stan Laurel. . . Harry Langdon's pale and beautifuly blank countenance. . . has probably already excited the professional jealousy of Mr. Laurel. . . "
The source of the film was the novel Zenobia's Infidelity by H.C. Bunner and was originally purchased by Roach as a vehicle for Roland Young. Henry Cuyler Bunner ( 3 August 1855 – 11 May 1896) was an American novelist and poet born in Oswego, New York Roland Young ( November 11, 1887 - June 5, 1953) was an English actor Other points of interest about Zenobia include the fact that the music was by Marvin Hatley, the composer of "The Cuckoo Song," Laurel and Hardy's famous theme song. Thomas Marvin Hatley ( April 3 1905 &ndash August 23 1986) professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American
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Plot
Hardy plays Dr. Henry Tibbett, a country doctor who is called on by a travelling circus trainer to cure his sick elephant. A circus is most commonly a traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, Clowns trained animals trapeze acts Hoopers, tightrope walkers Elephants ( family: Elephantidae) are large land Mammals of the order Proboscidea. After the doctor heals the grateful beast, the elephant becomes so attached to him that it starts to follow him everywhere. This leads to the trainer suing Dr. Tibbett for alienation of affection.
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Notes
- ^ For Oliver Hardy's films without Stan Laurel, see: Filmography of Oliver Hardy. These are the films of Oliver Hardy as an actor without Stan Laurel.
- ^ For details on this dispute, see the main article on Laurel and Hardy. Laurel and Hardy were the popular American -based comedy team of thin British-born Stan Laurel (1890-1965 and heavy American-born Oliver Hardy (1892-1957
External links
- Zenobia at the Internet Movie Database
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