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Writers:
Zion Myers (story)
Morrie Ryskind (screenplay)
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Release Date:
7 July 1939 (USA) more
Plot:
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover... more | add synopsis
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Weak comedy with forgettable songs. more (6 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Jack Benny | ... | Bob Temple | |
| Dorothy Lamour | ... | Diana Wilson | |
| Edward Arnold | ... | Sir John Arlington | |
| Binnie Barnes | ... | Lady Arlington | |
| Monty Woolley | ... | Henri Dubois | |
| Isabel Jeans | ... | Mme. Dubois | |
| Phil Harris | ... | Ted Nash | |
| Betty Grable | ... | Susan Hayes | |
| E.E. Clive | ... | Hotchkiss, Arlington's Butler | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Rochester (as Eddie Anderson) | |
| Merriel Abbott Dancers | ... | Themselves, The Merriel Abbott Dancers | |
| Matty Malneck | ... | Matty Malneck, Orchestra Leader (as Matty Malneck and His Orchestra) | |
| Matty Malneck's Orchestra | ... | Matty Malneck's Orchestra | |
| The Pina Troupe | ... | Themselves, The Pina Troupe |
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85 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Originally, this film was to feature Betty Grable opposite Jack Benny in the role of Diana Wilson, but because of appendicitis, she had to be replaced by Dorothy Lamour. Betty recovered in time, however, to contribute a song with Phil Harris (to which Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson danced), "Fidgety Joe" (music by Matty Malneck, lyrics by Frank Loesser). more
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Continuity: Susan's hair style changes just before she leaves the house party. more
Quotes:
Bob Temple:
Use a little imagination, Rochester. What would you order if you wanted to make an impression?
Rochester:
How about fish and chips and a couple of bottles of gin?
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THAT SENTIMENTAL SANDWICH more
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This is a pretty weak effort from Benny and the team. Jack and Rochester try but the material is so unfunny that they don't get very far. Rochester's two dance numbers are the highlights - and Benny's attempt at being a member of an acrobatic troupe is very funny. The rest is pretty dull with some bad casting (Edward Arnold as an English Lord?) and really bad musical numbers. Benny's show would never have made it to Hoboken, let alone London - the songs are just awful. No wonder there are only about twenty in the audience - I guess they were saving on extras. Dorothy Lamour looks bored, but Betty Grable provides a bit of life in a small but memorable role. Also good is E.E. Clive as a butler. And what a fizzer of an ending - it doesn't even make sense.