Love Birds

Love Birds

A nest egg of fun that will hatch a million laughs

1934 · 61 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville meet when both are sold deeds to an abandoned ranch in the California desert. Their lonely lives become much more crowded when a drifter discovers gold on the property—though all he’s found is Slim’s missing filling. (adapted from MoMA capsule)

Directed by William A. Seiter · Written by Doris Anderson

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