A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)

Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Wallace

Writers:

Frank Ryan (screen play), Bert Granet (screen play),

Stars:

George Murphy, Lucille Ball, Edmond O'Brien

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Murphy	...	Claudius J. 'Coffee Cup' Cup
Lucille Ball	...	Dorothy 'Dot' / 'Spindle' Duncan
Edmond O'Brien	...	Stephen Herrick
Henry Travers	...	Abel Martin
Franklin Pangborn	...	Pet Shop Owner
George Cleveland	...	Pokey 'Pop' Duncan
Kathleen Howard	...	Jawme Duncan
Marguerite Chapman	...	Cecilia Grange
Lloyd Corrigan	...	Pigeon Duncan
Mady Correll	...	Cora
Frank McGlynn Sr.	...	'Panky' Pankington
Doodles Weaver	...	Eddie 'Ed'
Frank Sully	...	Salty
Nella Walker	...	Mrs. Grange
Richard Lane	...	Recruiting Officer

Storyline

Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | opera | navy | family relationships | dance hall | 

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Taglines:

Anchors Aweigh FOR A GOB AND THE SEASON'S MOST HILARIOUS GAGS! (original ad - mostly caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ele, Ela e Eu

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Merritt B. Gerstad was director of photography for the first two weeks of production, while Russell Metty completed filming No, No, Nanette.

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Connections

Referenced in Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)

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Soundtracks

"The Wedding March"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played as part of the score at the marriage bureau

User Reviews

Girl-Guy-Gob-**

Lucille Ball was much more restrained in this 1941 comedy with Edmond O'Brien and George Murphy.

O'Brien appears so young and dashing in this film. He plays an upper class businessman who meets and finds love with secretary Ball. Murphy plays her sailor boyfriend. To me, the biggest question in the film was who would Murphy wind up with?

The comedy here is tedious. O'Brien has a snobbish girlfriend with a high society mother to the bargain.

Ball comes from a real common family where the brother finds opera tickets that belong to O'Brien. By the next scene, Ball is going to apply for a job where O'Brien is the owner. How coincidental can we get?