Naughty But Nice (1939)
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- 1h 29min
- Comedy, Musical
- 01 Jul 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. Staying with his Aunt Martha, he is surrounded by swing and after a few...
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| Dick Powell | ... |
Professor Donald Hardwick
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| Ann Sheridan | ... |
Zelda Manion
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| Gale Page | ... |
Linda McKay
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| Helen Broderick | ... |
Aunt Martha Hogan
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Ed Clark
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| Allen Jenkins | ... |
Joe Dirk
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| Zasu Pitts | ... |
Aunt Penelope Hardwick
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| Maxie Rosenbloom | ... |
Killer
(as Maxie Rosenblum)
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| Jerry Colonna | ... |
Allie Gray
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| Luis Alberni | ... |
Stanislaus Pysinski
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| Vera Lewis | ... |
Aunt Annabella Hardwick
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Elizabeth Dunne | ... |
Aunt Henrietta Hardwick
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| William B. Davidson | ... |
Sam' Hudson
(as Bill Davidson)
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| Granville Bates | ... |
Judge
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| Halliwell Hobbes | ... |
Dean Burton
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Arthur Berkeley | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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| Sidney Bracey | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Daisy Bufford | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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| George Calliga | ... |
Pysinski Associate (uncredited)
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| Nat Carr | ... |
Extra in Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Maurice Cass | ... |
Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Piano Tuner (uncredited)
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Elise Cavanna | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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| Glen Cavender | ... |
Extra at Bar (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Midgie Dare | ... |
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
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Maxie Lee Dorf | ... |
Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Sol Gorss | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| William Gould | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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Eddie Graham | ... |
Attorney at Plaintiff's Table (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Bert Hanlon | ... |
Johnny Collins (uncredited)
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| John Harron | ... |
Clerk (uncredited)
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| Peter Lind Hayes | ... |
Bandleader (uncredited)
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Al Herman | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Stuart Holmes | ... |
Capt. Gregory Waddington-Smith (uncredited)
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Shep Houghton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Selmer Jackson | ... |
Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Pysinski Associate (uncredited)
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Al Lloyd | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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| Leota Lorraine | ... |
Radio Listener (uncredited)
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Jerry Mandy | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Frank Mayo | ... |
Bailiff (uncredited)
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| Edward McWade | ... |
Professor Trill (uncredited)
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| Charles Morton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Jack Mower | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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| David Newell | ... |
Attorney at Defense Table (uncredited)
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| William Newell | ... |
Arranger (uncredited)
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| Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Professor (uncredited)
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| Garry Owen | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Paul Power | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Herbert Rawlinson | ... |
Hardwick's Attorney (uncredited)
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| John Ridgely | ... |
Harry (uncredited)
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Sally Sage | ... |
Miss Danning (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Bobby Sherwood | ... |
Announcer (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Grady Sutton | ... |
Mr. Mankton (uncredited)
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| Leo White | ... |
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Ernest Wood | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ray Enright | ||
Written by
| Richard Macaulay | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Jerry Wald | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Samuel Bischoff | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Ray Heindorf | ... | (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Arthur L. Todd | ||
Editing by
| Thomas Richards | ||
Art Direction by
| Max Parker | ||
Costume Design by
| Howard Shoup | ... | (gowns) |
Production Management
| Jack L. Warner | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jesse Hibbs | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Charles David Forrest | ... | sound (as David Forrest) |
| Francis J. Scheid | ... | sound |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | musical director |
| Ray Heindorf | ... | music arranger |
| Johnny Mercer | ... | lyrics: songs |
| Harry Warren | ... | music: songs |
Additional Crew
| Hugh Cummings | ... | dialogue director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1941) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1940) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
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Other Companies
- National Jitterbug Champions (group performers)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. Staying with his Aunt Martha, he is surrounded by swing and after a few drinks, he is photographed hanging on the chandelier. He finds that he can only sell his rhapsody to Eddie, and Linda McKay puts lyrics to it. It is a big swing sensation and the partnership of Hardwick and McKay crank out the hits until Zelda breaks up the team. Zelda wants to sing the hot songs and have Hudson, the home of the hits, publish the music.
Written by Tony Fontana |
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| Taglines | LAFFS! GAGS! SWING! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Texan Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Dec. 5, 1939 - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Naughty But Nice (1939) is a treat for fans of the studio's contract players, featuring memorable bits by Allen Jenkins, Maxie Rosenbloom and the young Ronald Reagan. Mystery fans will get a special charge out of the casting of Helen Broderick and Zasu Pitts as Dick Powell's supportive aunts. Each had previously played Stuart Palmer's crime-solving school teacher Hildegarde Withers. Broderick was the first to succeed Miss Wither's original interpreter, Dame Edna May Oliver, when she starred in Murder on a Bridle Path (1936), while Pitts finished out the series in Forty Naughty Girls (1937). See more » |
| Goofs | During the ending courtroom scene Pysinski moves his arm in a way that mimics what a conductor would do while Hardwick's aunts are playing. His movement tracks a time signature of ¾, which is not correct for that song. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Liebestraum No. 3 (A Dream of Love) See more » |
| Quotes |
Aunt Henrietta Hardwick:
We flew. Aunt Annabella Hardwick: By airplane. Aunt Martha Hogan: You three would look more at home on broomsticks. See more » |