Six of a Kind is an American 1934 pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, W.C. Fields, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. It includes the famous pool playing scene in which Fields explains how he got the name “Honest John”.

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Six of a Kind
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Directed by	Leo McCarey
Written by	Keene Thompson Douglas MacLean Walter DeLeon Harry Ruskin
Starring	Charles Ruggles Mary Boland W.C. Fields George Burns Gracie Allen
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	LeRoy Stone
Music by	John Leipold (uncredited) Ralph Rainger (uncredited)
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	February 9, 1934 (1934-02-09)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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Two couples decide to share their expenses on a trip to Hollywood.

• Charles Ruggles (as Charlie Ruggles) - J. Pinkham Whinney
• Mary Boland - Flora Whinney
• George Burns - George Edward
• Gracie Allen - Gracie Devore
• W.C. Fields - Sheriff John Hoxley
• Alison Skipworth - Mrs. K. Rumford
• Phil Tead - Clerk in Newspaper Office

• Six of a Kind at IMDb

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