That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)

A fictional-story film in which many of the people seen in it are using their real name portraying the character who shows up in this fictional film in a completely fictional-and-staged ... See full summary »

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

William M. Conselman (screen play), James V. Kern (screen play),

Stars:

Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Kay Kyser	...	Kay Kyser
Adolphe Menjou	...	Stacey Delmore
May Robson	...	Grandma
Lucille Ball	...	Sandra Sand
Dennis O'Keefe	...	Chuck Deems - the Band Manager
Edward Everett Horton	...	Tom Village - a Screenwriter
Roscoe Karns	...	Mal Stamp
Moroni Olsen	...	Jonathan Forbes
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Dwight Cook - a Screenwriter
Kay Kyser Band	...	Kay Kyser's Band (as Kay Kyser's Band)
Ginny Simms	...	Ginny Simms - Band Singer
Harry Babbitt	...	Harry Babbitt
Sully Mason	...	Sully Mason
M.A. Bogue	...	Ish Kabibble (as Ish Kabibble)

Storyline

A fictional-story film in which many of the people seen in it are using their real name portraying the character who shows up in this fictional film in a completely fictional-and-staged setting, which means their role name is their own name, and is not any combination of "Self": The fictional J. D. Forbes, head of the (fictional) Four Star Studios in Hollywood, informs his associate producers that business and attendance at Four Star Films has tanked, and changes must be made. J. D. has decided that the movie-going public has to be offered down-to-earth entertainment such as that offered by a band leader named Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," and Forbes dictates to his hirelings to "get me Kay Kyser." When Chuck Deems---a fictional character playing the manager of a 'real' band---gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the ...

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Plot Keywords:

grandmother | hollywood | theatre | archive footage | butler | 

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Taglines:

"STUDENTS!" It's The Old Professor himself!

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Genres:

Music | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Isso Mesmo, Está Errado

Box Office

Budget:

$253,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the movie, Kay Kyser mentions having come from Rocky Mount, North Carolina. That was his real home town, and also the birthplace of modern jazz musician Thelonious Monk.

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Quotes

Kay Kyser: It looks like at the age of 32, I've become a problem child!

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Crazy Credits

Listed in the acting credits were "The College of Musical Knowledge", but that referred to Kay Kyser's audience at the radio program, which he called "students."

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Canine Canteen (1946)

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Soundtracks

"The Volga Boatman"
(uncredited)
Composer unknown
Hummed by Edward Everett Horton

User Reviews

KYSER'S BEST!

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG is the first Kyser feature (there were 7) and I think his best. The plot is rather formulaic, but with a couple of cute twists. I recently purchased director David Butler's script (I'm a Kyser 'kollector') and followed along as i watched the film. There was a song cut, and dialogue as well. Turns out Louella Parsons and then columnist Ed Sullivan were to be in the film alongside Hedda Hopper, Jimmy Fidler et al. Songs are great, band great, Lucille Ball great. Could be this is a bit corny by today's standards, but who cares? It's a fun, innocent flick that presented all the (then) on-air radio characters of the extremely popular Kyser band- Ish Kabibble, Harry Babbitt, Ginny Simms, and Sully Mason, as well as Kyser, visually for the first time.