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Director:
William Keighley
Writers:
Richard Macaulay (screenplay) and
Jerry Wald (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 May 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
Plagued by revolutionaries that harass his plantation in a banana republic, fruit company exec Steve Case rehires former nemesis Nick Butler to restore order and profits. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Sheridan shines with some tart dialog... more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Cagney ... Nick 'Nicky' Butler

Ann Sheridan ... Lee Donley
Pat O'Brien ... Mr. Steve Case
Andy Devine ... Wally Davis
Helen Vinson ... Mrs. Gloria Anderson
Jerome Cowan ... Bob 'Bill' Anderson
George Tobias ... Rosario 'Rosie' La Mata

George Reeves ... Sancho, Rosario's Henchman
Victor Kilian ... Carlos (Rosario's henchman)
Frank Puglia ... Police Chief Juan Rodriguez
John Ridgely ... Gardner
Grady Sutton ... Sam, Steve's Secretary
Paul Porcasi ... Garcia, Hotel Bar Proprietor
Frank Yaconelli ... Lopez, Plantation Driver (as Frank Yaconnelli)
Dick Botiller ... Hernandez, Plantation Worker (as Dick Boteler)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6091)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Frank Puglia says, "I don't believe in a third term," he was referring to the then speculative run of Franklin Delano Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as U. S. President in 1940. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the gunfight scene between Butler's group and Rosario's group, Rosario shoots Butler and Butler appears to be grabbing his right arm as he goes down. In the next shot, he is now tending to his wound on his left arm. Later in the scene, after they catch Rosario, Rosario bumps Butler's hat as he walks by. more
Quotes:
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez: [arguing with Case on the phone] After a good night's sleep a man doesn't mind being shot, but during siesta?
[a pause while he listens]
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez: All right, all right! Si, senor. We... we give him a permanent siesta - we shoot him right away.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Breakdowns of 1941 (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Mi Caballero more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Sheridan shines with some tart dialog..., 18 September 2006
6/10
Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Life at a banana plantation must have its compensations, judging from the way things turn out in this fast-moving, wise-cracking comedy directed stylishly by William Keighley. PAT O'BRIEN is the hard-nosed manager of a plantation who needs his former overseer's help in keeping some criminal elements from causing too much trouble. So JAMES CAGNEY comes back to help him--but trouble brews when he and O'Brien quarrel over red-headed ANN SHERIDAN, who just about walks off with the film's best lines.

It's strictly a Warner comedy-melodrama with stock players turning up in some good supporting roles, particularly GEORGE TOBIAS, ANDY DEVINE, JEROME COWAN and, in a small role, GEORGE (Superman) REEVES.

The real surprise of the film is ANN SHERIDAN, handling herself in every situation as a gal to be reckoned with. It's fun all the way.

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