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Florida Special
Florida Special

Florida Special

Stop! Look! Listen! danger, thrills, laughs, ahead!

Genres

Comedy

OverView

A Florida-bound train is filled with romance and intrigue in this comedy. Among the passengers is a millionaire bon vivant carrying $1 million in diamonds.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

21 April 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Bangs Carter

Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers

Jerry Quinn

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Wally Tucker

Frances Drake

Frances Drake

Marina Landon

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

Simeon Stafford

Sam Hearn

Sam Hearn

Schlepperman (as Sam 'Schlepperman' Hearn)

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Captain Timothy Harrigan

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Jack Macklyn

Matthew Betz

Matthew Betz

Herman Weil

Dwight Frye

Dwight Frye

Jenkins

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Joe

Clyde Dilson

Clyde Dilson

Dominic

Mack Gray

Mack Gray

Louie

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Armstrong, the Railroad President

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