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Director:
Writers:
Max Shulman (story) and
Richard Mealand (story) ...
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Release Date:
26 November 1949 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young comic plays second-rate nightclubs and chintzy resorts in his struggle to break into the big time. full summary | add synopsis
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Milton Berle Was a Classic more (8 total)

Cast

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Milton Berle ... Kipling 'Kip' Cooper

Virginia Mayo ... Nancy Eagen
Ruth Roman ... Fay Washburn
Bert Lahr ... Eddie Eagen
Alan Hale ... Sam Washburn
Grace Hayes ... Mrs. Gracie Kennedy Washburn
Jerome Cowan ... Elliott Montgomery
Lloyd Gough ... Monte Wilson
Ransom M. Sherman ... Henry 'Hank' Richards (as Ransom Sherman)
Iris Adrian ... Julie Adams
Wally Vernon ... Wally Vernon - Comic
Cecil Stewart & His Royal Rogues ... Specialty Act Group
O'Donnell & Blair ... Specialty Act
Max Showalter ... Comet Pen Salesman
The Moroccans ... Specialty Act
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Additional Details

Runtime:
116 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #13999) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:G | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
An early cast list included Henny Youngman, Benny Baker and Red Buttons, but they were not seen in the movie. more
Quotes:
Kipling 'Kip' Cooper: Datin' you is like datin' J. Edgar Hoover! more
Soundtrack:
Chinatown, My Chinatown more

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15 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Milton Berle Was a Classic, 6 December 2004
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Author: drednm2004 from United States

This is his only starring film and he is excellent in it. Basically playing himself, Mr. Television plays a struggling comic, trying to make the big time in New York. Berle does several hilarious skits, some purposely awful ones, and easily

carries the film. Berle was a great comic and he could act. Like many of his

comic contemporaries (Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, George Burns, Jack

Benny) Berle had a tragic side he could mine for dramatic work. Also good in

this snappy film are Bert Lahr, Ruth Roman, Virginia Mayo, Alan Hale, Lloyd

Gough, and Grace Hayes. Iris Adrian is a scream as Ruth Roman's brassy

partner. Best bit is Berle's impromptu comedy act in the middle of some god- awful Bavarian operetta..... Just try NOT to laugh during this hysterical scene. I also think Berle's "Miss Otis Regrets" tryout is a classic. I love Milton Berle and this film deserves to be seen.

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