Hullabaloo (1940)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Edwin L. Marin

Writers:

Bradford Ropes (idea) and
Val Burton (idea) ...

Release Date:

25 October 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Financial Crisis | Ex Husband | Sponsor | Wedding | One Word Title

Cast

Frank Morgan	...	Frankie' Merriweather
Virginia Grey	...	Laura Merriweather
Dan Dailey	...	Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
Billie Burke	...	Penny Merriweather
Nydia Westman	...	Lulu Perkins
Ann Morriss	...	Wilma Norton
Donald Meek	...	Mr. Clyde Perkins
Reginald Owen	...	'Buzz' Foster
Charles Holland	...	Singing bellhop
Leni Lynn	...	Judy Merriweather
Virginia O'Brien	...	Virginia Ferris
Curt Bois	...	Armand Francois
Sara Haden	...	'Sue' Merriweather
Larry Nunn	...	'Terry' Merriweather
Barnett Parker	...	Samuel Stephens

Runtime:

USA:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #6711) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Frank Morgan supposedly does voice imitations of Al Jolson, Ted Lewis, Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Mickey Rooney and Hedy Lamarr. However, Rooney's and Lamarr's voices were dubbed by other actors, and Taylor's voice was so perfect it was probably from the soundtrack of one of his films or the actor himself. Morgan also impersonates Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert and Spencer Tracy in a scene from Boom Town (1940) which opened 3 months earlier. Again, the voices were so perfect they undoubtedly came from the soundtrack of that movie.

Movie Connections:

References Boom Town (1940)

Soundtrack:

Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair

Delightful musical

I have always like Frank Morgan and he was fun to watch in this entertaining movie. Excellent voice-overs done during his impersonations, lip-synch was perfect. Good direction, and the rest of the cast was a lot of fun. An easy 7.