- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Short
- Release: 1931-08-22
- Director: Marshall Neilan
- Writers: H.M. Walker
- Language: English
- Stars: Zasu Pitts , Thelma Todd , Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams , Reed Howes , Frank Alexander , Buster Brodie , Sammy Brooks , Al Cooke , Edward Dillon , Gordon Douglas
- Runtime: 20 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Catch-As Catch-Can , Catch-As-Catch-Can (United Kingdom) , Catch-As Catch-Can (United States of America)
- Plot: Roommates Thelma and ZaSu are phone operators at the Empire Hotel. Thelma is frank and brassy; ZaSu, who misses the cows of Joplin, is laconic and droll. Thelma's boyfriend Harry manages the Strangler, a wrestler homesick for Kansas. Even though there's a big match that night, with all of Harry's money riding on it, the Strangler wants to leave for home now. When he stops at the operators' station to call home, he chats with ZaSu. They click and Harry realizes that Thelma's pal might be the key to keeping the Strangler in town for the bout. And the wrestling match? Should ZaSu throw her hat in the ring?
- IMDB:tt0021721
Catch-As Catch-Can Cast · · · ALL
Marshall Neilan
Director
Zasu Pitts
ZaSu
Thelma Todd
Thelma
Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams
Strangler Sullivan
Reed Howes
Harry (Strangler's manager)
Sammy Brooks
Little Wrestling Match Referee (uncredited)
Al Cooke
Drunk (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)
Gordon Douglas
Young man (uncredited)
Bud Duncan
Ubiquitous Drunk (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Kit Guard
(uncredited)
Ivan Linow
Strangler's wrestling opponent (uncredited)
Frank Alexander
Fat man in audience