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Step Lively, Jeeves!

  • 19371937
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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Arthur Treacher in Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)
  • Comedy
Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
177
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  • Director
    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Frank Fenton(screen play)
    • Lynn Root(screen play)
    • Frances Hyland(original story)
  • Stars
    • Arthur Treacher
    • Patricia Ellis
    • Robert Kent
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  • Director
    • Eugene Forde
  • Writers
    • Frank Fenton(screen play)
    • Lynn Root(screen play)
    • Frances Hyland(original story)
  • Stars
    • Arthur Treacher
    • Patricia Ellis
    • Robert Kent
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Arthur Treacher
    Arthur Treacher
    • Jeevesas Jeeves
    Patricia Ellis
    Patricia Ellis
    • Patricia Westleyas Patricia Westley
    Robert Kent
    Robert Kent
    • Gerry Townsendas Gerry Townsend
    Alan Dinehart
    Alan Dinehart
    • Hon. Cedric B. Cromwellas Hon. Cedric B. Cromwell
    George Givot
    George Givot
    • Prince Boris Caminovas Prince Boris Caminov
    Helen Flint
    Helen Flint
    • Babeas Babe
    John Harrington
    John Harrington
    • Barney Rossas Barney Ross
    George Cooper
    George Cooper
    • Slugas Slug
    Arthur Housman
    Arthur Housman
    • Maxas Max
    Max Wagner
    Max Wagner
    • Joeyas Joey
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Gastonas Gaston
    Phyllis Barry
    Phyllis Barry
    • Mrs. Tremaineas Mrs. Tremaine
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Bennett
    Charles Bennett
    • Stewardas Steward
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Brown
    • Dutchas Dutch
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Chefe
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    George Cowl
    • Inspectoras Inspector
    • (uncredited)
    Sayre Dearing
    Sayre Dearing
    • Party Guestas Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Larry Dods
    • Bobbyas Bobby
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Eugene Forde
    • Writers
      • Frank Fenton(screen play)
      • Lynn Root(screen play)
      • Frances Hyland(original story)
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    Storyline

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    Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.
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    • sequel
    • based on novel
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    • Genre
      • Comedy
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    • Trivia
      As Jeeves and the con men drive along a London street, in the rear projection can be seen the shop windows of a cabinet maker named "Woodhouse and Son."
    • Connections
      Follows Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

    User reviews6

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    Top review
    5/10
    Minor film - but a footnote to a classic swindle
    I like P. G. Wodehouse, but this film is not in the same category as A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. That film showed the Wodehouse's characterizations and situations at their funniest. This one seems strained. But it's cast is a nice one, and it has an interesting social historic note to it.

    Alan Dinehart and George Givot are planning to make Arthur Treacher (Jeeves) their guinea pig in a scam in which he is the heir to the supposed "millions" of pounds estate of the English sea hero Sir Francis Drake. Incredibly, in the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of foolish people in the U.S., the British Empire, and elsewhere, paid money to the head of a scam in which the people were told they were heirs to Drake's fortune. It was not until just before World War II that the scam was finally cracked. It is curious that this 1937 film actually used such a current swindle in it's plot, but they may have felt it would have increased the audience for an otherwise mediocre film.
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    • theowinthrop
    • Apr 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 1, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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