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Director
  
William A. Seiter

Cinematography
  
Jack MacKenzie

Writer
  
Tim Whelan
,
Ralph Spence
,
Louis Sarecky

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Romance

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
December 25, 1931 (1931-12-25) (US)

Writer
  
Tim Whelan, Ralph Spence (adaptation), Tim Whelan (adaptation), Eddie Welch (adaptation)

Music director
  
Max Steiner, Ray Heindorf, Richard A. Whiting, Harry Akst, Grant Clarke

Cast
  
Robert Woolsey
,
Bert Wheeler
(Wattles),
Dorothy Lee
,
Zelma ONeal
,
Cora Witherspoon

Similar movies
  
Related William A Seiter movies

Peach OReno movie poster

Two lawyers (Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey) run a quickie-divorce office that converts into a speakeasy.

Contents

Peach OReno is a 1931 pre-Production Code comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, and Zelma ONeal. It was released on Christmas Day of 1931

Plot

Peach OReno movie scenes Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a scene from the film

Aggie Bruno (Cora Witherspoon) has had enough of her husband, Joe (Joseph Cawthorn), and decides to get a divorce in Reno. She meets with lawyers Wattles and Swift (Wheeler and Woolsey), the latter of the two agreeing to represent Aggie in court. Swift suggests that Aggie be "caught" with another man. Meanwhile, Joe Bruno has also headed to Reno, and is being represented in court by Wattles. Wattles suggests that Joe be "caught" with another woman.

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Meanwhile, Ace Crosby (Mitchell Harris), an angry Arizona gambler wants to shoot Wattles for representing the gamblers wife in a previous divorce case. Swift suggests that Wattles dress as a woman in order to avoid being found by the gambler. That evening, Wattles and Swift do the same thing that they do every evening: turn their office into a casino. Swift arrives at the casino pretending to be Aggie Brunos love interest. To add to the confusion, Waddles (dressed as a woman) shows up with Joe Bruno, pretending to be his love interest.

Production

A rather notorious scene involving a wrestling match between Julis Swift (Robert Woolsey) and Pansy Bruno (Zelma ONeal) was cut from the film.

Reception

According to RKO records, the film made a profit of $90,000.

Availability

"Peach OReno" was released with Girl Crazy on DVD by Warner Brothers on December 17, 2010.

Cast

  • Bert Wheeler as Wattles
  • Robert Woolsey as Julius Swift
  • Dorothy Lee as Prudence Bruno
  • Zelma ONeal as Pansy Bruno
  • Joseph Cawthorn as Joe Bruno
  • Cora Witherspoon as Aggie Bruno
  • Sam Hardy as Judge Jackson
  • Mitchell Harris as Ace Crosby, the Gambler
  • Arthur Hoyt as Secretary
  • Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Doubleday-Doubleday
  • Harry Holman as Counselor Jackson #2 (uncredited)
  • Frank Darien as Counselor Jackson #3
  • Eddie Kane as Radio Announcer in Courtroom (uncredited)
  • Monte Collins as Courtroom Vendor (uncredited)

    • (cast as per AFI database

    References

    Peach OReno Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Peach OReno IMDb Peach OReno themoviedb.org