
So This Is Harris!
So This Is Harris! is a 1933 American pre-Code short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Oscar in 1934 for Best Short Subject (Comedy). The Academy Film Archive preserved So This Is Harris! in 2012.
Plot
The film is a series of comical musical numbers and skits following Phil Harris around, starting with him performing at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, which is listened to by Dorothy on the radio whose homebrewing husband Walter hates Harris. The action then moves to the country club where Walter unknowingly encounters Harris while being aggravated by his music. Walter then pretends to be Phil to meet a woman while Harris "entertains" her friend, Dorothy.
Awards
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author | Ben Holmes |
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award | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy |
director | Mark Sandrich |
editor | John Lockert |
genre | action comedy |
keywords | ambassador hotel cocoanut grove nightclub country club homebrewing musical number |
musicBy | Val Burton Will Jason |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Comedy |
producer | Lou Brock |
publisher | RKO Pictures |
theme | musical comedy short |