Hellzapoppin' (1941)
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- Approved
- 1h 24min
- Action, Comedy
- 26 Dec 1941 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast
Ole Olsen | ... |
Ole Olsen
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Chic Johnson | ... |
Chic Johnson
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Martha Raye | ... |
Betty Johnson
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Hugh Herbert | ... |
Quimby
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Jane Frazee | ... |
Kitty Rand
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Robert Paige | ... |
Jeff Hunter
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Mischa Auer | ... |
Pepi
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Richard Lane | ... |
Director
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Lewis Howard | ... |
Woody Taylor
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Clarence Kolb | ... |
Andrew Rand
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Nella Walker | ... |
Mrs. Rand
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Shemp Howard | ... |
Louie
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Elisha Cook Jr. | ... |
Harry Selby
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Frank Darien | ... |
Man Calling for Mrs. Jones
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Catherine Johnson | ... |
Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
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Gus Schilling | ... |
Orchestra Conductor
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The Six Hits | ... |
The Six Hits
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Slim Gaillard | ... |
Specialty
(as Slim and Slam)
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Slam Stewart | ... |
Specialty
(as Slim and Slam)
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Ann Johnson | ... |
Dancer
(as Harlem Congeroos)
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Frankie Manning | ... |
Dancer
(as Harlem Congeroos)
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Olive Hatch | ... |
Water Ballet Specialty
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Eddie Acuff | ... |
Drafted Devil (uncredited)
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Kathryn Adams | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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John Alban | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Sig Arno | ... |
Orchestra Bass Player (uncredited)
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Frank Austin | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Marvin Bailey | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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Edward Biby | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Lulu Mae Bohrman | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Don Brodie | ... |
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
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James Carlisle | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
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Milton Charleston | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dean Collins | ... |
Betty's Jitterbug Dancing Partner (uncredited)
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Oliver Cross | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Billy Curtis | ... |
Bodyguard (uncredited)
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George Davis | ... |
Russian Butler (uncredited)
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Hal K. Dawson | ... |
Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
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Vince Degen | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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Hazel Dohlman | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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William Downe | ... |
William Downe - Dancer (uncredited)
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Ella Ethridge | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Harry Evans | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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George Ford | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Karen X. Gaylord | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jody Gilbert | ... |
Louie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Joe Gilbert | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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George Golden | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dick Gordon | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Julia Griffith | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ben Hall | ... |
Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)
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Charlie Hall | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
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Howard Hudson | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Chef with Bread (uncredited)
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CeePee Johnson | ... |
Tom-tom soloist who is then heard behind 'Congeroo' dancers (uncredited)
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Frances 'Mickey' Jones | ... |
Mickey Jones - Dancer (uncredited)
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Harvey Karels | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
Blonde Woman at Skeet Range (uncredited)
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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... |
Junior (uncredited)
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Leota Lorraine | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Jimmie Lucas | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Mack McLean | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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Frank McLure | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Norma Miller | ... |
Dancer - Cook (uncredited)
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Susan Miller | ... |
Mother Calling for Junior (uncredited)
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Al Minns | ... |
Dancer - Butler (uncredited)
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Hans Moebus | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Harry Monty | ... |
Midget Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Lyle Moraine | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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Joseph North | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Barry Norton | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Wedgwood Nowell | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Dagmar Oakland | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Gil Perkins | ... |
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
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Foster H. Phinney | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Alexander Pollard | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Jean Porter | ... |
Chorine (uncredited)
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Jerry Preshaw | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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Dorothy Raye | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Billy Ricker | ... |
Billy Ricker - Dancer (uncredited)
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Willa Mae Ricker | ... |
Willa Mae Ricker - Dancer (uncredited)
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Bert Roach | ... |
Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)
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Bob Rose | ... |
Shorty - Butler (uncredited)
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Angelo Rossitto | ... |
Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
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Loretta Russell | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Fred Sanborn | ... |
Man Playing Tic-Tac-Toe (uncredited)
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Bill Seckler | ... |
Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)
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Bert Spencer | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Rex Stewart | ... |
Trumpet Specialty (uncredited)
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Andrew Tombes | ... |
Max Kane (uncredited)
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Dale Van Sickel | ... |
Man Who Falls Into Pool / Frankenstein Monster (uncredited)
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Ellinor Vanderveer | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Terry Walker | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Billy Wayne | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers and Jitterbugs | ... |
Dancers - Harlem Congeroos Number (uncredited)
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Dave Willock | ... |
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
H.C. Potter |
Written by
Nat Perrin | ... | (screenplay) & |
Warren Wilson | ... | (screenplay) |
Nat Perrin | ... | (based on an original story by) |
Alex Gottlieb | ... | (writer: additional comedy and musical sequences) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Alex Gottlieb | ... | associate producer |
Jules Levey | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Glenn Tryon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Frank Skinner |
Cinematography by
Elwood Bredell | ... | director of photography (as Woody Bredell) |
Editing by
Milton Carruth | ||
Ted J. Kent | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Jack Otterson |
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Costume Design by
Vera West |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph A. McDonough | ... | assistant director |
Edward F. Cline | ... | director: additional comedy and musical sequences (uncredited) |
Art Department
Martin Obzina | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound director |
William R. Fox | ... | sound technician (as William Fox) |
Visual Effects by
John P. Fulton | ... | special photographic effects |
Stunts
Gil Perkins | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dale Van Sickel | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Ted Cain | ... | music supervisor |
Charles Previn | ... | musical director / composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Nick Castle | ... | choreographer |
Edward F. Cline | ... | additional scenes |
Eddie Prinz | ... | choreographer (as Edward Prinz) |
Mario Besesti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Chic Johnson (uncredited) |
Rosetta Calavetta | ... | italian voice dubbing: Jane Frazee (uncredited) |
Nino Camarda | ... | italian voice dubbing: Hugh Herbert (uncredited) |
Giorgio Capecchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Richard Lane (uncredited) |
Laura Carli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Nella Walker (uncredited) |
Emilio Cigoli | ... | italian voice dubbing: Robert Paige (uncredited) |
Mignon Cocco | ... | italian voice dubbing: Jody Gilbert (uncredited) |
Dhia Cristiani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Martha Raye (uncredited) |
Olinto Cristina | ... | italian voice dubbing: Clarence Kolb (uncredited) |
Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: Lewis Howard (uncredited) |
Mario Gallina | ... | italian voice dubbing: Andrew Tombes (uncredited) |
Frankie Manning | ... | choreographer: Whitey's Lindy Hoppers number (uncredited) |
Bruno Persa | ... | italian voice dubbing: Shemp Howard (uncredited) |
Carlo Romano | ... | italian voice dubbing: Ole Olsen (uncredited) |
Jaik Rosenstein | ... | unit publicity writer (uncredited) |
Stefano Sibaldi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Mischa Auer & Elisha Cook Jr. (uncredited) |
Vinicio Sofia | ... | italian voice dubbing: Bert Roach (uncredited) |
Wanda Tettoni | ... | italian voice dubbing: Susan Miller (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1941) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal Pictures Corporation)
- Empire Universal Films (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Proprietary (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Mexico (1942) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- La Universal (Cis Distribuidora de Peliculas) (1942) (Cuba) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (1942) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Universal Films Argentina (1942) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1949) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Société Anonyme Universal-Film (1949) (Belgium) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Film A/S (1949) (Denmark) (theatrical) (re-release)
- National Telefilm Associates (NTA) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Filmart Distribucion (1994) (Spain) (tv) (reissue)
- Second Sight Films (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Anolis Entertainment (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Ole and Chick are making a movie, but the director is not satisfied. So he brings them to a young writer, who outlines them an absurd story. They have to support Jeff and Kitty in setting up a musical revue in their garden and want to bring it up on Broadway. If Jeff is successful he can marry Kitty. But there is his rich friend Woody, who also loves Kitty, Chick's sister Betty, who's in love with a false Russian count, and detective Quimby. They all make the thing very complicated for Ole and Chick. After some mistakes they think that Kitty isn't the right girl for Jeff and they start sabotaging the show, but the Broadway producer is impressed and signs the contract. That's the story the writer tells them. For this he's sued by the director.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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Taglines | AT LAST IT'S ON THE SCREEN! Greater than the Stage Show! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tech Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - July 7, 1944) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The original Broadway production of "Hellzapoppin'" opened at the 46th Street Theater on September 22, 1938, and ran for 1404 performances--a considerable run for a Broadway show in the 1930s. The original theatrical run included moves to the Winter Garden Theater and the Majestic Theater. The comic team of Chic Johnson and Ole Olsen wrote and produced the review and served as emcees for the show. As with the movie, the Broadway show was a mix of absurdist comedy skits, comic musical numbers, walk-on comedians and audience participation. There were running gags, such as the woman who walked down the theater aisles shouting "Oscar!", and the man with the potted plant who shouted "Miss Jones!" (One gag from the Broadway show that did not make it into the movie was a woman in the audience who stood up several times and announced she was "just going to the bathroom"). The Harlem Congaroos--the Lindy Hop dance troupe that appears in the film--also appeared in the original Broadway show (although during the show's run, they were variously billed as Whitey's Steppers or Whitey's Lindy Hoppers). See more » |
Goofs | Betty picks up a rifle with a bayonet attached, but in the next shot it's a double-barreled shotgun. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in This Joint Is Jumpin' (2000). See more » |
Soundtracks | Hellzapoppin' See more » |
Crazy Credits | "......any similarity between HELLZAPOPPIN' and a motion picture is purely coincidental." See more » |
Quotes |
Lena, Lady looking for Oscar:
Oscar! See more » |