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Your boyfriend's in drag and your dad's best friend is crushing hard. What could go wrong?
TMDB
100

Rough Necking (1934)

screwball chaospre-Code naughtinessdrag farce

Overview

Comedy

The Blondes and Redheads series, June's father forbids her to see her boyfriend, so she sneaks him into the house disguised as a woman. One of her father's friends, however, falls in love with the mysterious young "woman".

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Content warning
short film
forbidden romancegender performancegenerational conflictabsurd deception

Standout Aspects

Direction

Early George Stevens already showing comic mastery

Acting

Grady Sutton's panicked drag performance is everything

Best for:Solo: Quick hit of 1930s chaos with your morning coffee·Friends: Hilarious pre-Code weirdness to shock your film-snob pals
George Stevens

Director

George Stevens

ReleasedApr 24, 1934
Runtime19m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
RKO Radio Pictures

Top Cast

June Brewster

June Brewster

June Marshall

Carol Tevis

Carol Tevis

Carol Marshall

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Grady

Spencer Charters

Spencer Charters

Mr. Marshall

Fred Kelsey

Fred Kelsey

Joe Cuttlehammer Sr.

George Chandler

George Chandler

Joe Cuttlehammer Jr.

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Maitre 'D

Hope Emerson

Hope Emerson

Miss Bigelow - the Detective

Charlie Hall

Charlie Hall

Postman

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

Anatole

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of RKO's 'Blondes and Redheads' series, cheap two-reel comedies cranked out to fill double bills.

Insight

George Stevens would win two Best Director Oscars within two decades—imagine him explaining this to his later self.

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