Fancy Pants
Seen it?1950 | 92 min | Music, Comedy, Western
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (86% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Blazing Saddles or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1950: an older pace and style.
An American actor, impersonating an English butler, is hired by a rich woman from New Mexico to refine her husband and headstrong daughter. The complications increase when the town believes the actor/butler to be an earl and President Roosevelt decides to pay a visit.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Marshall
- Bob HopeHumphrey
- Lucille BallAgatha Floud
- Bruce CabotCart Belknap
- Jack KirkwoodMike Floud
- Lea PenmanEffie Floud
- Hugh FrenchGeorge Van-Basingwell
- Eric BloreSir Wimbley
- Joseph VitaleWampum
- John AlexanderTeddy Roosevelt
- Norma VardenLady Maude