Hungarian Jozsef Pinter made a helluva career for himself in vaudeville, radio & film by playing stooge to a waterfowl. His catchphrase, "Wanna buy a duck?" very nearly made it into the 21st Century & was all the rage in the mid-1930s. He made appearances in over sixteen films, including
College Rhythm,
Collegiate,
Go Chase Yourself,
The Day the Bookies Wept &
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off & was paid the ultimate compliment of being caricatured in Disney's
Mother Goose Goes to Hollywood, Avery & Freleng's
My Green Fedora & a Fleischer Popeye cartoon.
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