Bunker Bean is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film adapted from Harry Leon Wilson's novel Bunker Bean and the subsequent play adaptation, His Majesty Bunker Bean, by Lee Wilson Dodd. It was directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy, produced by William Sistrom, and starred Owen Davis, Jr. as the title character. The cast included Lucille Ball as Miss Kelly.[1]
Plot
The plot features a stenographer who delves into beliefs about reincarnation as he pursues business and relationship successes.[1]
Cast
- Owen Davis, Jr. as Bunker Bean
- Louise Latimer as Mary Kent
- Robert McWade as John 'J.C.' Kent
- Jessie Ralph as Grandmother
- Lucille Ball as Rosie Kelly
- Berton Churchill as Professor Balthazer
- Edward Nugent as Mr. Glab
- Hedda Hopper as Dorothy Kent
- Ferdinand Gottschalk as Dr. Meyerhauser
- Leonard Carey as Butler
- Russell Hicks as Al C. Jones
- Sibyl Harris as Countess Cassandra
References
- ^ a b "Bunker Bean". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
External links
- Bunker Bean at IMDb
- Bunker Bean at the TCM Movie Database
- Bunker Bean at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Bunker Bean synopsis on a Lucy website