In Meet the Baron (1933), the Baron actually refers to Baron Munchausen, the fictional character from literature. The same guy, who is in the Terry Gilliam directed film, Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). That's how I know him the most. The Baron (Henry Kolker) and a couple of nitwits (Jimmy Durante and Jack Pearl), are lost in the wild jungle. Munchausen decides to ditch the nitwits. While Munchausen is gone, the search party mistakes Pearl as the "Famous Baron Munchausen of the Air". I do like Jimmy Durante, who plays Joe McGoo, but only when he is doing other characters, like he does in this film. When he does himself, its oddly confusing, sometimes annoying, because I don't understand how he became a star. Even though he is annoying a tiny bit in Meet the Baron (1933), he was perfect, later on in his career, in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963). However, both he and Jack Pearl are pretty good in Meet the Baron (1933).
As we move through this film, we have Mae West impersonators, a singing Statue of Liberty and Ted Healy and his Stooges, I mean, Howard, Fine and Howard. Meet the Baron (1933), was definitely aimed towards the adult audiences of the 1930s, complete with a shower scene performance by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Girls. Edna May Oliver is the Dean of the school and it is so cool seeing her in a comedy. I've only seen her work in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and the 1933, MGM adaptation of Alice in Wonderland (1933). I've really liked her film work, that I've seen and it was an extra treat finding out she was in this film. Pearl's Munchausen gets the hots for ZaSu Pitts. She is quite good in this.
It was really neat seeing Moe, Larry, Curly, Healy, Durante and Pearl, all in the same room together. Now that's a piece of film history right there. I thought this film was pretty funny. Eventually, the real Munchausen (Henry Kolker again), shows back up and vows revenge on Pearl for stealing his identity. Meet the Baron (1933), has the feeling of being a buddy film, because it's really, all about Durante and Pearl. The addition of the other actors in this great cast, are just as costars to our two main nitwits. The film feels like a 1960s TV sitcom, like I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970). I also get vibes, telling me, this film was like, a 1933 representation, of a Blake Edwards film. It also reminded me of a 1933 version of a movie, like Caddyshack (1980), too. Stay with Meet the Baron (1933) and enjoy it to the end, because the last shot of the film, is great!
7.4 (C+ MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.
As we move through this film, we have Mae West impersonators, a singing Statue of Liberty and Ted Healy and his Stooges, I mean, Howard, Fine and Howard. Meet the Baron (1933), was definitely aimed towards the adult audiences of the 1930s, complete with a shower scene performance by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Girls. Edna May Oliver is the Dean of the school and it is so cool seeing her in a comedy. I've only seen her work in Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) and the 1933, MGM adaptation of Alice in Wonderland (1933). I've really liked her film work, that I've seen and it was an extra treat finding out she was in this film. Pearl's Munchausen gets the hots for ZaSu Pitts. She is quite good in this.
It was really neat seeing Moe, Larry, Curly, Healy, Durante and Pearl, all in the same room together. Now that's a piece of film history right there. I thought this film was pretty funny. Eventually, the real Munchausen (Henry Kolker again), shows back up and vows revenge on Pearl for stealing his identity. Meet the Baron (1933), has the feeling of being a buddy film, because it's really, all about Durante and Pearl. The addition of the other actors in this great cast, are just as costars to our two main nitwits. The film feels like a 1960s TV sitcom, like I Dream of Jeannie (1965-1970). I also get vibes, telling me, this film was like, a 1933 representation, of a Blake Edwards film. It also reminded me of a 1933 version of a movie, like Caddyshack (1980), too. Stay with Meet the Baron (1933) and enjoy it to the end, because the last shot of the film, is great!
7.4 (C+ MyGrade) = 7 IMDB.