Oddly enough for a Roach comedy the premise of MIXED NUTS is grounded in topical political satire aimed at the New Deal, although the satire is of a very lightweight (and light-hearted) nature. The film begins at a city council meeting where an unidentified politician announces that the government has released $50,000 for the relief of unemployed plumbers. This prompts applause, but also a pointed question from an angry woman who wants to know what the government is going to do for the members of her profession: chorus girls. The politician glibly replies that the administration has set aside money—two million dollars, no less!—for the re-education of chorus girls, "to fit them for the better things in life."
Credits
Mixed Nuts Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Jack Barty
He was 45, 53 years old when he died
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as Mr. Twitchell |
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Don Barclay
He was 41, 82 years old when he died
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as Prof. Barclay |
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Billy Nelson
He was 30, 70 years old when he died
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as Prof. Fabian Nelson |
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Dorothy Granger
She was 21, 82 years old when she died
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as Chorine who packs a punch |
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Nora Cecil
She was 55, 72 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Twitchett |
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Thelma Hill
She was 27, 31 years old when she died
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as Chorine |
Mixed Nuts Crew
| Name |
Department |
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James Parrott as Director. He was 36 (41) years old when He died
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Directing |
