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Overview

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Director:
Jack Hively
Writers:
W. Carey Wonderly (story)
Monte Brice (story)
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Release Date:
23 January 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical more
Tagline:
BLONDE BLITZ blasts the blues out of four howling hepcats!
Plot:
Four struggling musicians lose their vocalist at the insistance of her gangster boyfriend. They find... more | add synopsis
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Minor effort more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Ray Bolger ... Nifty Sullivan
Anne Shirley ... Karanina 'Nina' Novak
June Havoc ... Opal

Desi Arnaz ... Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Jack Durant ... The Noodle
Eddie Foy Jr. ... Happy McScud
Fritz Feld ... Mr. Hoople
Henry Daniell ... Bobo
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Additional Details

Runtime:
68 min (copyright length) | USA:67 min (Turner library print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7588)

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Trivia:
Several cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Charles Arnt (Drunk), Mary Gordon (Landlady), 'Eddie Dunn' (Policeman) and Frank Mills (Policeman). In addition, James Burke and Matt McHugh were listed as cast members in some news items, but they were not seen in the movie either. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Boogie Woogie Conga more

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Minor effort, 10 January 2005
Author: ctomvelu from usa

This ain't no MGM musical, that's for sure. It is an early example of a vanity vehicle, in this case for rubber-limbed Ray Bolger, who would be much better served in other efforts, like THE WIZARD OF OZ and WHERE'S CHARLEY and THE HARVEY GIRLS. The plot, as such, is hoary and speeds by like a freight train. Ray and his pals, who make up a low-brow musical combo and live together in one big room, take in a homeless girl (Anne Shirley, who looks like she just stepped out of Saks Fifth Avenue) and strike it big with her as their new lead singer. Forgettable. Too bad it was made during the era of censorship. The bit with Shirley shacking up with four grown (and presumably horny) men in a single room had some real comic potential.

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