Crazy House

Crazy House

The Management Cannot be Responsible for the Antics of Olsen and Johnson!

Part of The Olsen & Johnson in Hollywood Collection

1943•1h 20m•6.0/10

MusicComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(4)

Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ole Olsen

Ole Olsen

Himself

Chic Johnson

Chic Johnson

Himself

Cass Daley

Cass Daley

Herself / Sadie Silverfish

Martha O'Driscoll

Martha O'Driscoll

Marjorie Nelson / Marjorie Wyndingham

Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

Edmund 'Mac' MacLean

Percy Kilbride

Percy Kilbride

Col. Cornelius Merriweather

Hans Conried

Hans Conried

Roco

Shemp Howard

Shemp Howard

Mumbo

Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone

Sherlock Holmes

Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Dr. Watson

Ramsay Ames

Ramsay Ames

Herself - Dancer

Louise Allbritton

Louise Allbritton

Cameo Appearance

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Cameo Appearance

Jimmy Aubrey

Jimmy Aubrey

Cameo Appearance

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

Cameo Appearance

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Cameo Appearance

Gale Sondergaard

Gale Sondergaard

Cameo Appearance

Leighton Noble

Johnny

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

N.G. Wagstaff

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

S. E. Hanley

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