Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healy, Edmund Gwenn and Edgar Kennedy. The film was released on November 13, 1936, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Synopsis

Philip Trent, the star of a series of Hollywood mystery films is tired of their receptiveness and goes on an ocean cruise to get away from it. However, on board an apparent murder takes place, only for it to turn out to be an invention of the author of the novels on which his films are based. Things take another turn when a real body is discovered on the ship.

Cast

Edmund Lowe as Philip Trent

Elissa Landi as Peter Dean

ZaSu Pitts as Mrs. Faye Kinney

Ted Healy as Mert Morgan

Edmund Gwenn as Williams

Edgar Kennedy as Donovan

Soo Yong as Li Tai

Walter Kingsford as Ben Kelvin

Herbert Rawlinson as Captain Bromley

Raymond Hatton as Cokey Joe Ferris

Rafaela Ottiano as Ning

Harlan Briggs as Mr. Bertie Kinney

Gustav von Seyffertitz as Hendrick Van Mier

References

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1936 films

American comedy films

1936 comedy films

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films

Films directed by George B. Seitz

Films produced by Harry Rapf

American black-and-white films

Films with screenplays by Florence Ryerson

Films with screenplays by Edgar Allan Woolf

1930s English-language films

1930s American films

Films about filmmaking

Seafaring films

1936 mystery films

American mystery films