Their Big Moment
Their Big Moment is a 1934 American mystery film directed by James Cruze, from a screenplay by Arthur Caesar and Marion Dix. The film starred ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville.
| Their Big Moment | |
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| Directed by | James Cruze Charles Kerr (assistant) |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman Cliff Reid |
| Written by | Arthur Caesar Marion Dix |
| Based on | Afterwards (play) by Walter C. Hackett |
| Starring | ZaSu Pitts Slim Summerville |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Harold Wenstrom |
| Edited by | William Hamilton |
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Plot
Tillie Whim (ZaSu Pitts), a timid stage assistant to The Great La Salle (William Gaxton) in a small mentalist act playing a Vaudeville theater, is harassed, bullied, and undermined by the act's co-star, primadonna Lottie (Tamara Geva). When Lottie finally attempts to fire Tillie after a performance, La Salle fires Lottie instead.
The remaining troupe are then hired backstage by an audience member (Bruce Cabot) to debunk another mentalist, whom he accuses of exploiting his friend, a grief-stricken woman who has recently lost her husband in a plane crash. Tillie is promoted to Lottie's old role as medium, but unexpectedly deviates from the script when the spirit of the departed tells her that the plane crash was murder.
Cast
- Zasu Pitts as Tillie Whim
- Slim Summerville as Bill Ambrose
- William Gaxton as The Great La Salle
- Bruce Cabot as Lane Franklyn
- Kay Johnson as Eve Farrington
- Julie Haydon as Fay Harley
- Ralph Morgan as Dr. Portman
- Huntley Gordon as John Farrington
- Tamara Geva as Lottie
References
- "Their Big Moment: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.