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Silly Billies (1936)

Silly Billies poster
Directed by
Fred Guiol
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two comedic partners get into a series of silly situations. They try to help out a young woman and create chaos wherever they go.

lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedgoofyplayfulzanyold-fashioned

What happens

Silly Billies is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Woolsey (Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey), and also stars Dorothy Lee, who had been in a number of their films. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures on March 20, 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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