Cowardly Elmer Finch is browbeaten by his wife, daughter, fat son and the family dog. After hypnosis he is domineering. He enters a contract with a fifteen-thousand dollar payoff, so his courage can last beyond the hypnosis.
Watch the official Running Wild 1927 trailer in HD below.
W.C. Fields as Elmer Finch
Marie Shotwell as Mrs. Elmer Finch
Mary Brian as Elizabeth Finch
Claude Buchanan as Dave Harvey
Frederick Burton as D.W. Harvey
Barnett Raskin as Junior
Edward Roseman as Arvo - the Hypnotist
J. Moy Bennett as Mr. Johnson (uncredited)
John Merton as Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Evans as Amos Barker
Gregory La Cava Director
Gregory La Cava Story
Paul Vogel Director of Photography
Ralph E. Black Editor
Gregory La Cava Producer
Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
William LeBaron Associate Producer
United States 10 June 1927
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1927:
18 March 1927
FRAGMENT | The Family Steffensen lives on a farm in Southern Jutland. The area has been under German rule for 60 years, when WW I suddenly breaks out.
05 June 1927
The film was created as a compilation of footage that was, in some cases, nearly fifteen years old, and included stock footage such as medical reels containing footage of venereal diseases and films depicting white slavery.
10 January 1927
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
27 August 1927
Douglas MacLean stars as The Young Thief, who falls in love with The Girl, played by Sue Carol. Alas, the Girl has been sold into the harem of The Wazir (Albert Prisco), forcing the Thief to sneak into the palace to rescue her.
20 February 1927
Wimpy sailor boy Billy Epsom has just arrived from New Guinea with a guinea pig in a box for his sweetheart.
22 May 1927
When his master is attacked and left speechless, Ranger is held responsible. On the lam from the Law, the canine hero links up with telegrapher Bill Brady and Bill's girlfriend Helen Meadows.
23 October 1927
John Blaisdell, a stolid businessman married for 10 years, concludes that romantic love is a thing of the past for him.
19 March 1927
Attracted by his wealth, avaricious Germaine marries D'Artois, then leaves him for a more sophisticated man.
17 November 1927
The gorgeous 40-year-old Elsie Lindtner lives in a beautiful house, and is married to a respectable university professor.
29 November 1927
Fifi, a dusky, sultry Senegalese spy, uses her wiles to get information out of two American army soldiers, Ham and Eggs, in France during World War I.
13 February 1927
At a magic show put on by Blondini the magician, a member of the audience is invited up to participate.
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