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1933-1934

Leon Errol's stay at Columbia was brief. The first short he appeared in was called POOR FISH. While Columbia's own shorts division was still in it's earliest stages of development, POOR FISH was a independently produced by the Lamb's Club, whose comedies were billed in trade ads as "Sunrise Comedies", and distributed by Columbia.

When the Columbia shorts department was up and running, Errol was signed for his own starring series. This resulted in four "official" Leon Errol shorts for the studio. Upon completing HONEYMOON BRIDGE, Errol left the studio for RKO  after an argument with studio executives, who sited "creative differences".

At RKO, Errol continued his series of two-reel subjects in between feature film appearances. He returned to Columbia one more time in 1943 to appear in the wartime government short A FAMILY FUED, then back to RKO, where his successful series of shorts would last until his death in 1951.




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HOLD YOUR TEMPER (12/15/33) D: Sam White. Dorothy Granger, Arthur Hoyt, James C. Morton, Gertrude Sutton, Phil Dunham, Charlie Hall, Bud Jamison, Robert Bobby Burns, Spec O'Donnell, Eddie Borden. Leon begins the day with a sunny disposition but grows increasingly irritable as time wears on.

PERFECTLY MISMATED (11/20/34) James W. Horne. Dorothy Granger, Vivien Oakland, Fred Malasta, Phil Dunham, Lucille Ball, Arthur Rankin, James Blakely, Allyn Drake, Ruth Brooks, Frank Yaconelli, Billy West, Charles King. Leon's ex-wife moves into the apartment next to his. TRIVIA: Leon sings THE MAN ON THE PARALLEL BARS, a song that's theme is used during the opening credits to a handful of early Columbia shorts.The original working title was SCRAMBLED WIVES, a title which appears on early press releases. Lucille Ball makes one of her earliest film appearances.

ONE TOO MANY (12/28/34) D: Robert McGowan. Vivien Oakland, William Irving, Bud Jamison, Jack Norton, Johnny Kascier, Harry Semels. Leons wife tries to do something about hubby's fondness for alcohol. TRIVIA: This is director McGowan's only Columbia two-reeler. He is best known for his work on the OUR GANG series for Hal Roach.

HONEYMOON BRIDGE (10/3/35) D: Del Lord. Geneva Mitchell, Harry Myers, Bud Jamison, Fred "Snowflake" Toones, William Irving, Bess Flowers, Al Thompson, Robert Bobby Burns. Leon is driven crazy by his wife's addiction to bridge playing.

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POOR FISH (4/27/33) D: Joseph Santley. Luella Gear, Lynn Overman, Harry Tyler, Harry Short, Harry Shannon. A Lambs Club comedy in which Leon's wife catches him with an actor in drag and misunderstands.

A FAMILY FUED (1943)


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