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The Big Noise

  • 19361936
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 57m
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6.1/10
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Warren Hull, Guy Kibbee, Bruce Mitchell, Howard M. Mitchell, Pat O'Malley, and Marie Wilson in The Big Noise (1936)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Julius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, t... Read allJulius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, the stockholders vote Andrews in as president. Following doctor's orders, Julius, accompani... Read allJulius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, the stockholders vote Andrews in as president. Following doctor's orders, Julius, accompanied by his wife and his daughter Betty, retires to California. Julius is completely bored b... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
143
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  • Director
    • Frank McDonald
  • Writers
    • George Bricker(screenplay)
    • William Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(story)
  • Stars
    • Guy Kibbee
    • Warren Hull
    • Alma Lloyd
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  • Director
    • Frank McDonald
  • Writers
    • George Bricker(screenplay)
    • William Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Edmund L. Hartmann(story)
  • Stars
    • Guy Kibbee
    • Warren Hull
    • Alma Lloyd
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Virginia Brissac, Guy Kibbee, and Alma Lloyd in The Big Noise (1936)
    Warren Hull and Alma Lloyd in The Big Noise (1936)
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    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Julius Trentas Julius Trent
    Warren Hull
    Warren Hull
    • Ken Mitchellas Ken Mitchell
    Alma Lloyd
    Alma Lloyd
    • Betty Trentas Betty Trent
    Dick Foran
    Dick Foran
    • Don Andrewsas Don Andrews
    Marie Wilson
    Marie Wilson
    • Daisyas Daisy
    Henry O'Neill
    Henry O'Neill
    • Charlie Caldwellas Charlie Caldwell
    Olin Howland
    Olin Howland
    • Harrisonas Harrison
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Trentas Mrs. Trent
    William B. Davidson
    William B. Davidson
    • Welford Andrewsas Welford Andrews
    • (as William Davidson)
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Mr. Rosewateras Mr. Rosewater
    • (as Andre Berenger)
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Mr. Aldrichas Mr. Aldrich
    Eddie Shubert
    Eddie Shubert
    • Machine Gun Nolanas Machine Gun Nolan
    Constance Bergen
    Constance Bergen
    • Blonde Secretaryas Blonde Secretary
    • (scenes deleted)
    Sol Gorss
    • Workmanas Workman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Phil Harron
    • Workmanas Workman
    • (scenes deleted)
    Guy Kingsford
    • Internas Intern
    • (scenes deleted)
    Howard M. Mitchell
    Howard M. Mitchell
    • Police Sergeantas Police Sergeant
    • (scenes deleted)
    Cliff Saum
    • Employeeas Employee
    • (scenes deleted)
    • Director
      • Frank McDonald
    • Writers
      • George Bricker(screenplay)
      • William Jacobs(screenplay)
      • Edmund L. Hartmann(story)
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    Storyline

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    Julius Trent, the founder and president of Trent Mills objects to the plans of his manager, Walford Andrews, to manufacture a synthetic wool called Woolex. Finding Julius behind the times, the stockholders vote Andrews in as president. Following doctor's orders, Julius, accompanied by his wife and his daughter Betty, retires to California. Julius is completely bored by retirement, so when the gardener, an active, healthy man older than Julius, suggests that Julius buy a small business to run as an amusement, he takes the advice and, using an assumed name, buys a half interest in a dry cleaning business. His partner is Ken Mitchell, a young man who has invented a special cleaning fluid. Neither Julius nor Ken realize, however, that the former owner sold them the business to avoid paying money to a group of gangsters headed by Chick Morelli. During a delivery, Ken accidentally splashes mud on Betty, and offers to clean her dress for free. By the time the dress is clean, the two have fallen in love. Julius is pleased by this development and is also pleased to learn that since Woolex cannot be successfully cleaned, all the orders for the fabric have been canceled. Determined not to pay Morelli any extortion money, Julius contrives a confrontation between Morelli and rival gangster Dutch Schmidt. The two gangs shoot it out, killing everyone. When Julius' identity as a textile magnate is revealed, Ken is surprised to discover he is already familiar with his future father-in-law. Julius then receives an offer to return to work as the head of Trent Mills.
    • talking parrot
    • male female relationship
    • textiles
    • shootout
    • retirement
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Romance
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    • Trivia
      Though brothers Guy Kibbee and Milton Kibbee made 18 movies together, this is the only one in which they share a scene.
    • Goofs
      A calendar on dining room wall while Julius is eating breakfast states that it is a Wednesday, but that date in 1936 was a Friday.
    • Quotes

      Julius Trent: [looking out at the rain] A retired man's paradise. The only thing out here that's heavier than the rain is the taxes.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Black Legion (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      California, Here I Come
      (1924) (uncredited)

      Music by Joseph Meyer

      Played as background music when the train is off to California

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    4/10
    Kind of Like A Squeak
    Guy Kibbee is ousted from the textile firm he founded because he is old-fashioned. Or so his underlings think. He retires but is bored. He boys a cleaning establishment, without his wife's knowing. Racketeers are after the cleaner. That's why the original owner had it on the market. The movie is about how Kibbee foils them. He was OK as a minor player but not someone who could carry a movie, at least not this one. He has a daughter too. And a young assistant. The supporting cast is neither bad nor good. The whole affair is strictly routine.

    I am about to lower my rating from a four to a three, because there is a gratuitous homophobic comment. And who makes it? The protagonist, as played by Kibbee.
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    • Mar 12, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Big Business
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      57 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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