I Dood It (1943)

Constance Shaw is a dance star on Broadway, Joseph Rivington Reynolds is a keen fan of her. After she is fed up with her friend, she meets Joseph and marries him, because she thinks he is ... See full summary »

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Sig Herzig, Fred Saidy

Stars:

Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Red Skelton	...	Joseph 'Joe' Rivington Renolds
Eleanor Powell	...	Miss Constance 'Connie' Shaw
Richard Ainley	...	Larry West
Patricia Dane	...	Suretta Brenton
Sam Levene	...	Ed Jackson
Thurston Hall	...	Kenneth 'Ken' Cawlor
Lena Horne	...	Herself
Hazel Scott	...	Herself
Jimmy Dorsey	...	Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
Helen O'Connell	...	Herself
Bob Eberly	...	Himself
John Hodiak	...	Roy Hartwood
Butterfly McQueen	...	Annette
Marjorie Gateson	...	Mrs. Alice Spelvin
Andrew Tombes	...	Mr. Alfred Spelvin

Storyline

Constance Shaw is a dance star on Broadway, Joseph Rivington Reynolds is a keen fan of her. After she is fed up with her friend, she meets Joseph and marries him, because she thinks he is the owner of a mine. But that's a missunderstanding, he works at a cleaning shop. After disturbing rehearsals he is thrown out of the theater, but when he sneaks in again, he discovers his boss talking about a bomb they want to set in the theater to blow up an ammunition store next door.

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Plot Keywords:

theater | bomb | nightclub | pants presser | theatrical backer | 

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy | Musical | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mademoiselle ma femme

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Footage of the "Hawiian Medley" number was taken from Honolulu.

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Connections

Referenced in Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)

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Soundtracks

"Jericho"
(1919)
Music by Richard Myers
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Arranged by Kay Thompson
Sung by Lena Horne (uncredited), Hazel Scott (uncredited) and chorus
Played on piano by Hazel Scott (uncredited)

User Reviews

Little did you know...

Here is a perfect little film. It's full of laughs, music and Red Skelton. I've never been a Red Skelton fan but when I saw this film on TCM I was hooked. I couldn't stop watching. Between the music, the dancing, and slapstick I can't say which one was better. The other thing is the direction. It didn't seem like it was made almost 60 years ago. The camera moment is on par with correct Hollywood. To that end, it was better than current directors do. No MTV editing but good clean shots that flow from one shot to the next without as many edits. Now that's something I would love current Hollywood try. This is a gem of a movie.