Spring Tonic is a 1935 American comedy film adapted from the 1927 play The Man-Eating Tiger by Ben Hecht and Rose Caylor.[1] It was directed by Clyde Bruckman and stars Lew Ayres, Claire Trevor, Walter Woolf King, Jack Haley, ZaSu Pitts and Tala Birell. It was released on April 19, 1935, by Fox Film Corporation.[2][3][4]
Plot
Cast
- Lew Ayres as Caleb Enix
- Claire Trevor as Bertha ‘Betty’ Ingals
- Walter Woolf King as José
- Jack Haley as Sykes
- ZaSu Pitts as Maggie Conklin
- Tala Birell as Lola
- Sig Ruman as Matt Conklin
- Frank Mitchell as Griffin Nasher
- Jack Durant as Cambridge Nasher
- Herbert Mundin as Thompson
- Henry Kolker as Mr. Enix
- Laura Treadwell as Mrs. Enix
- Douglas Wood as Mr. Ingalls
- Helen Freeman as Mrs. Ingalls
- George Chandler as Taxi Driver
References
- ^ Cardullo, R. J. (2015). A Play Analysis: A Casebook on Modern Western Drama. SensePublishers. ISBN 9789463002806.
- ^ “Spring Tonic (1935) – Overview”. Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Hal Erickson. “Spring Tonic (1935) – Clyde Bruckman | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related”. AllMovie. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ “Spring Tonic”. Afi.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
