THE MERRY FRINKS (1934) ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
D: Alfred E. Green
Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbee, Hugh Herbert
Allen Jenkins, Helen Lowell, Joan Wheeler,
Frankie Darro, Ivan Lebedeff, Harold Huber
An ensemble comedy about an oddball family trying to get by without killing each other while keeping the landlord at bay. It's like "You Can't Take It With You", only more dysfunctional, and the humor has a distinctly wicked edge. Aline McMahon, Guy Kibbee and Hugh Herbert, who mostly made their mark in supporting roles, get a little more screen time here, and make the most of it.
