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Release Date:
26 December 1941 (USA)
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AT LAST IT'S ON THE SCREEN! Greater than the Stage Show! See more »
Plot:
Ole and Chick are making a movie, but the director is not satisfied. So he brings them to a young writer...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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(2 articles)
Off-Broadway Babble-on
(From CultureCatch. 8 October 2011, 8:23 PM, PDT)
Tony-winning Dancer Manning Dies
(From WENN. 28 April 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
(From CultureCatch. 8 October 2011, 8:23 PM, PDT)
Tony-winning Dancer Manning Dies
(From WENN. 28 April 2009, 9:00 AM, PDT)
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THE slapstick movie - and that's for sure...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Ole Olsen | ... | Ole Olsen |
| Chic Johnson | ... | Chic Johnson |
| Martha Raye | ... | Betty Johnson |
 | Hugh Herbert | ... | Quimby |
| Jane Frazee | ... | Kitty Rand |
| Robert Paige | ... | Jeff Hunter |
| Mischa Auer | ... | Pepi |
| Richard Lane | ... | Director |
| Lewis Howard | ... | Woody Taylor |
| Clarence Kolb | ... | Andrew Rand |
| Nella Walker | ... | Mrs. Rand |
 | Shemp Howard | ... | Louie |
 | Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Harry Selby |
| Frank Darien | ... | Man calling for Mrs. Jones |
| Catherine Johnson | ... | Lena, Lady looking for Oscar |
| Gus Schilling | ... | Orchestra conductor |
| The Six Hits | ... | Themselves |
| Slim Gaillard | ... | Specialty (as Slim and Slam) |
| Slam Stewart | ... | Specialty (as Slim and Slam) |
| Ann Johnson | ... | Dancer (as Harlem Congeroos) |
| Frankie Manning | ... | Dancer (as Harlem Congeroos) |
| Olive Hatch | ... | Water Ballet Specialty |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eddie Acuff | ... | Drafted Devil (uncredited) |
| Kathryn Adams | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| Sig Arno | ... | Cellist (uncredited) |
| Frank Austin | ... | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Marvin Bailey | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| Don Brodie | ... | Theatre Manager (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | ... | Movie Cameraman (uncredited) |
| Milton Charleston | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Dean Collins | ... | Betty's Jitterbug Dancing Partner (uncredited) |
| Billy Curtis | ... | Bodyguard (uncredited) |
| George Davis | ... | Russian Butler (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | Photographer at Pool (uncredited) |
| Vince Degen | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Jody Gilbert | ... | Louie's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Julia Griffith | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Ben Hall | ... | Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Showboat Captain (uncredited) |
| Howard Hudson | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| George Humbert | ... | Chef with Bread (uncredited) |
| Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... | Junior (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Lucas | ... | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Mack McLean | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| Norma Miller | ... | Dancer (Cook) (uncredited) |
| Susan Miller | ... | Mother Calling for Junior (uncredited) |
| Al Minns | ... | Dancer (butler) (uncredited) |
| Harry Monty | ... | Midget Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Lyle Moraine | ... | Young Man (uncredited) |
| Joseph North | ... | Butler (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | ... | Butler in Pool (uncredited) |
| Jean Porter | ... | Chorine (uncredited) |
| Jerry Preshaw | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Raye | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bert Roach | ... | Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited) |
| Bob Rose | ... | Shorty - Butler (uncredited) |
| Angelo Rossitto | ... | Dwarf Devil (uncredited) |
| Fred Sanborn | ... | Man Playing Tic-Tac-Toe (uncredited) |
| Bill Seckler | ... | Member of The Six Hits (uncredited) |
| Rex Stewart | ... | Trumpet Specialty (uncredited) |
| Andrew Tombes | ... | Max Kane (uncredited) |
| Dale Van Sickel | ... | Man Who Falls Into Pool / Frankenstein Monster (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | ... | Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Terry Walker | ... | Maid (uncredited) |
| Billy Wayne | ... | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Dave Willock | ... | Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| H.C. Potter | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Nat Perrin | play | |
| Nat Perrin | screenplay | |
| Warren Wilson | ||
Produced by | |||
| Alex Gottlieb | .... | associate producer | |
| Glenn Tryon | .... | associate producer | |
| Jules Levey | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frank Skinner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Elwood Bredell | (as Woody Bredell) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Milton Carruth | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Jack Otterson | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Russell A. Gausman | (as R.A. Gausman) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Vera West | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph A. McDonough | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Martin Obzina | .... | associate art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bernard B. Brown | .... | sound director | |
| William R. Fox | .... | sound technician (as William Fox) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Eugene Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Ted Cain | .... | music supervisor | |
| Charles Previn | .... | musical director | |
| Charles Previn | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Nick Castle | .... | choreographer | |
| Edward F. Cline | .... | additional scenes | |
| Eddie Prinz | .... | choreographer (as Edward Prinz) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Universal Pictures (1941) (USA) (theatrical)
- Universal (1947) (France) (theatrical) (as Universal Films Inc.)
- Realart Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Nostalgia Family Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
- ASA Filmudlejning (1948) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Silver Screen Archive (????) (USA) (DVD)
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84 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Trivia:
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin cited this movie as the main inspiration for the style of their comedy show, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Betty picks up a rifle with a bayonet attached, but in the next shot it's a double-barreled shotgun.See more »
Quotes:
Man calling for Mrs. Jones:Mrs. Jones! Mrs. Jones!See more »
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)See more »
Soundtrack:
CongerooSee more »
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Hellzapoppin' is brilliant - fast, funny, visual, one-liners, dance numbers, romance - just pure and simple escapist entertainment - It is a feast of corny, surprising, surreal, slapstick, pratfall humor that will work until the end of time.
Moreover it uses tricks and ideas, like talking to the audience, that were way ahead of its time.
The show about a show plot works wonderfully, but it is the little surprises, the oddities, and the fun that make this one of the best laugh-out comedies of all time and should be seen by every comedy writer and actor - pure joy from beginning to end - and above all pure entertainment.
Huge fun and very much recommended.