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.[1][2]

Mad Holiday
Directed byGeorge B. Seitz
Screenplay byFlorence Ryerson
Edgar Allan Woolf
Produced byHarry Rapf
StarringEdmund Lowe
Elissa Landi
ZaSu Pitts
Ted Healy
Edmund Gwenn
Edgar Kennedy
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
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Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 13, 1936 (1936-11-13)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Mad Holiday (1936) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Mad Holiday". TV Guide. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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