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Very Close Veins

  • 1934
  • 18m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Ben Blue in Very Close Veins (1934)
ComedyShort

Dr. Toppanbottam suggests his patient go to Alaska for his vein problem. Rosie in the Roaring Borealis overhears Ben talking about his very close veins and understand it to be a gold vein.Dr. Toppanbottam suggests his patient go to Alaska for his vein problem. Rosie in the Roaring Borealis overhears Ben talking about his very close veins and understand it to be a gold vein.Dr. Toppanbottam suggests his patient go to Alaska for his vein problem. Rosie in the Roaring Borealis overhears Ben talking about his very close veins and understand it to be a gold vein.

  • Director
    • Ralph Staub
  • Writers
    • Jack Henley
    • Dolph Singer
  • Stars
    • Ben Blue
    • Shemp Howard
    • Dorothy Dare
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    28
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    • Director
      • Ralph Staub
    • Writers
      • Jack Henley
      • Dolph Singer
    • Stars
      • Ben Blue
      • Shemp Howard
      • Dorothy Dare
    • 1User review
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    Ben Blue
    Ben Blue
    • Ben
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
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    Dorothy Dare
    Dorothy Dare
    • Rosie
    Robert Gleckler
    Robert Gleckler
    • Doc
    Harry T. Morey
    Harry T. Morey
    • Doctor Toppanbottom
    Hugh Cameron
    Hugh Cameron
    • Tom
    • (uncredited)
    June East
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert Warren
    • Maxwell
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ralph Staub
    • Writers
      • Jack Henley
      • Dolph Singer
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    7tavm

    Very Close Veins is a funny Ben Blue short with a brief appearance of Shemp Howard

    In this short, Ben Blue has quite a bulging vein in his knee. The doctor recommends a trip to Alaska to cool that off. So he goes...Plenty of funny scenes and lines with a special treat in seeing Shemp Howard in the Alaska sequence constantly spitting out coins! So that's a recommendation of Very Close Veins.

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    • Trivia
      Vitaphone production reels #1667-1668.
    • Soundtracks
      My Gal Sal
      (uncredited)
      Written by Paul Dresser
      Performed by Dorothy Dare

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Big V Comedies (1933-1934 Season) #13: Very Close Veins
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      • 18m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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