Umpa
1933
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Synopsis
Jack Osterman is smitten with a woman on a park bench, and cannot stop saying the word "Umpa" for the rest of the film, which involves his treatment by a doctor and his singing and dancing temptress nurses. Somewhere between utterly silly and consummately brilliant with its fully rhyming dialogue, "Umpa" is the catchword for that enduring urge that makes people do ludicrous things with absolute determination.
Umpa (1933) is a 16 min comedy short film by Archie Gottler. Jack Osterman is smitten with a woman on a park bench, and cannot stop saying the word "Umpa" for the rest of the fil...
Key facts
Cast
Jack Osterman, Gloria Shea, Lois January, Gus Reed, Donald Roberts, Samuel Adams
Original language
English
First release
November 24, 1933 (United States)
Crew
Screenplay
Archie Gottler, Con Conrad, Sidney D. Mitchell
Producer
Jules White
Cinematography
John Stumar
Editing
James Sweeney
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | November 24, 1933 |
Full credits
| Director | Archie Gottler, Con Conrad, Sidney D. Mitchell |
| Cast | Jack Osterman (Mr. Umpa), Gloria Shea (Blonde Nurse (Mr. Umpa's Girl)), Lois January (Nurse), Gus Reed (Dr. Truly A. Singer), Donald Roberts (Trial Judge), Samuel Adams (Trial Policeman) |
| Screenplay | Archie Gottler, Con Conrad, Sidney D. Mitchell |
| Producer | Jules White |
| Cinematography | John Stumar |
| Editing | James Sweeney |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt0135022 |
| TMDB | 252782 |
Additional data: TMDB.
