Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)

Butler Jeeves goes to America duped by mobsters into believing he is the heir to the fortune of Sir Francis Drake.

Director:

Eugene Forde

Writers:

Frank Fenton (screen play), Lynn Root (screen play)

Stars:

Arthur Treacher, Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arthur Treacher	...	Jeeves
Patricia Ellis	...	Patricia Westley
Robert Kent	...	Gerry Townsend
Alan Dinehart	...	Hon. Cedric B. Cromwell
George Givot	...	Prince Boris Caminov
Helen Flint	...	Babe
John Harrington	...	Barney Ross
George Cooper	...	Slug
Arthur Housman	...	Max
Max Wagner	...	Joey
Franklin Pangborn	...	Gaston

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

butler | sequel | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1937 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

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."

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Connections

Follows Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

User Reviews

Lord Jeeves

When I acquired the two Jeeves films that Arthur Treacher did I learned that Darryl Zanuck and 20th Century Fox because of the success of Thank You Jeeves wanted to buy David Niven's contract from Sam Goldwyn. But Goldwyn balked. Zanuck wanted to make a series of films based on the P.G. Wodehouse characters, but it was not to be. One wonders about David Niven's career had that happened, but in terms of this film Jeeves without Wooster was a bit of a let down for Wodehouse purists.

The way it worked is that his impulsive and bored master was constantly getting into problems over his head and Jeeves would pull him out. He was the steady rock of the team.

But in Step Lively Jeeves it is Arthur Treacher who gets used by a pair of conmen, Georges Givot and Alan Dinehart. These two convince Treacher he's the heir to Sir Francis Drake and there's a hidden treasure that is his by right. And of course if folks want to invest in the finding of said treasure why Dinehart and Givot are ready to help.

Their con game gets a stroke of luck as a former bootlegger who stashed his loot and is now rich is desperate to crash society take up Treacher's cause. John Harrington and Helen Flint are a pair too good to be true, but in itself causes problems for our two conmen.

Step Lively Jeeves is a funny enough film, but it's all cockeyed as Jeeves is supposed to be the smart one.