- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1938-09-10
- Director: Lloyd French
- Writers: Nat Hiken
- Language: English
- Stars: Jack Lescoulie , Arthur Q. Bryan , Nancy Evans , Detmar Poppen
- Runtime: 12 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Vitaphone Varieties (1938-1939 season) (#1): The Great Library Misery (United States of America) , The Grouch Club in 'The Great Library Misery' (United States of America) , The Great Library Misery , The Great Library Misery (United States of America)
- Plot: The executive committee of the Grouch Club meets in the office of the Grouch Master to review an application for membership from Mr. F.T. Smith. As the Grouch Master reads Mr. Smith's letter, we see the events enacted. He's been in the city two weeks and goes to the free public library to check out James Hilton's "We Are Not Alone." The librarian explains to what he must do as a new resident to get his card: complete an application, have a property owner vouch for him, be in the phone book, or own a home are four ways to qualify. Mr. Smith tries strategy after strategy: will he ever get to read Hilton's book? And what about his application to join the club?
- IMDB:tt0466221
The Great Library Misery Cast · · · ALL
Lloyd French
Director
Arthur Q. Bryan
Mr. F.T. Smith
Nancy Evans
Librarian
Detmar Poppen
Library Manager
Jack Lescoulie
Grouchmaster (as Jack Lescoulie Jr.)