Double or Nothing (1940)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Roy Mack

Writers:

Cyrus Wood (writer) &
Eddie Forman (writer)

Release Date:

20 April 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Short

Plot:

This short subject has a clever gimmick- the cast consists of doubles for noted actors and actresses...

Plot Keywords:

Anesthesia | Dentist | Punch In The Face | Sailor | Dance Number

Cast

Lee Dixon	...	Bill, the movie double
The Hollywood Doubles	...	The stars they double for
Ed Smalle's Octet	...	Themselves
John Elliott	...	Baritone in cantina

Also Known As:

Broadway Brevities: Double or Nothing (USA) (series title)
Hollywood Doubles (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #2434)

Company:

Vitaphone Corporation, The

Trivia:

Vitaphone release #B245-246.

Movie Connections:

References Queen Christina (1933)

Soundtrack:

Now I'm a Lady

Fun for those who remember the film personalities of the thirties

This is a fun short for those of us who remember the personalities being impersonated or who want an early example of the genius of songwriters Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin. Under anesthesia a stunt double, having a dentist repair a tooth lost during a fight in a western, dreams of movie scenes starring him with famous stars (Mae West, Bing Crosby, Eddie Cantor, Deanna Durbin, Hugh Herbert, Zazu Pitts, Joe E. Brown, Greta Garbo, among them). Only the actors are portrayed by their doubles.