Out of This World (1945)

After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to ... See full summary »

Director:

Hal Walker

Writers:

Sam Coslow (story), Elizabeth Meehan (story),

Stars:

Eddie Bracken, Veronica Lake, Diana Lynn

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Bracken	...	Herbie Fenton
Veronica Lake	...	Dorothy Dodge
Diana Lynn	...	Betty Miller
Cass Daley	...	Fanny (Drummer)
Harry Parke	...	Gus Palukas (as Parkyakarkus)
Donald MacBride	...	J.C. Crawford
Florence Bates	...	Harriet Pringle
Gary Crosby	...	Gary Crosby, Kid in Audience
Phillip Crosby	...	Philip Crosby, Kid in Audience
Dennis Crosby	...	Dennis Crosby, Kid in Audience
Lindsay Crosby	...	Lin Crosby, Kid in Audience (as Lin Crosby)
Don Wilson	...	Radio Announcer
Mabel Paige	...	Mrs. Robbins
Charles Smith	...	Charlie Briggs
Irving Bacon	...	Irving Krunk

Storyline

After struggling to become a success, Betty Miller and her all-girl orchestra finally hit pay dirt when crooner Herbie Fenton comes on board. Problems arise when Betty and her girls try to find backers to invest in Herbie and they sell 125 percent of him.

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Plot Keywords:

orchestra | crooner | all girl orchestra | piano | song | 

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Taglines:

THE VOICE IS BING'S...THE TIE BELONGS TO THE OTHER GUY...AND IT'LL SEND YOU(original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Do Outro Mundo

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bing Crosby dubbed Eddie Bracken's singing.

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Soundtracks

"Out of this World"
by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Sung by Eddie Bracken (dubbed by Bing Crosby)

User Reviews

Bracken does a Larry Parks

As this was made in 1945,before The Jolson Story,Paramount were obviously first to the idea of a lesser light being dubbed by a megastar.In this instance Eddie Bracken plays a small town nerd with the singing voice of Bing Crosby.Diana Lynn signs him up to a contract.To pay her way to a big town chance she has to sell off part of his contract to his friends,and what do you guess happens?A la The Producers she sells off 125% of the contract>she then has to find a way out of her predicament.There are 8 featured numbers,none of which are memorable.There is one number where a number of big band leaders of the day play a selection in unison.Also there is Cass daley and a good supporting cast.I rather like her comedy and i remember seeing her in a show of old timers in 1972.It is the sort of film which would pass a rainy afternoon very pleasantly.