A bumbling pants presser at an upscale hotel's valet service nurses an unrequited crush on a Broadway star. He gets more than he bargained for when she agrees to marry him, to spite her womanizing fiance, and encounters Nazi saboteurs.
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Cast verified as complete
| Red Skelton | ... |
Joseph Rivington Renolds
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| Eleanor Powell | ... |
Constance Shaw
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| Richard Ainley | ... |
Larry West
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| Patricia Dane | ... |
Suretta Brenton
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| Sam Levene | ... |
Ed Jackson
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| Thurston Hall | ... |
Kenneth Lawlor
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| Lena Horne | ... |
Lena Horne
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| Hazel Scott | ... |
Hazel Scott
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| Jimmy Dorsey | ... |
Jimmy Dorsey
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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra | ... |
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
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Helen O'Connell | ... |
Helen O'Connell
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| Bob Eberly | ... |
Bob Eberly
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| John Hodiak | ... |
Roy Hartwood
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| Butterfly McQueen | ... |
Annette
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| Marjorie Gateson | ... |
Mrs. Spelvin
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| Andrew Tombes | ... |
Mr. Spelvin
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| Morris Ankrum | ... |
Brinker
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| Charles Judels | ... |
Stage Manager
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| Mitchell Lewis | ... |
Greek Taffy Man (scenesDeleted)
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| Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Autograph Seeker (scenesDeleted)
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Anne O'Neal | ... |
Clara (scenesDeleted)
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Doris Ake | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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| Rafael Alcayde | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Ernie Alexander | ... |
Charlie - the Bellboy (uncredited)
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Jean Ashton | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| William Bailey | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Juliette Ball | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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| Eleanor Bayley | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Arthur Belasco | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| William Bishop | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Judi Blacque | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Lennie Bluett | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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| Sven Hugo Borg | ... |
German Valet (uncredited)
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| Lionel Braham | ... |
Mr. Gillingham (uncredited)
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Ralph Brooks | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| John W. Bubbles | ... |
Bubbles (uncredited)
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| George 'Red' Callender | ... |
Acoustic Double Bassist with Hazel Scott (uncredited)
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Jack Carrington | ... |
Call Boy (uncredited)
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| Helen Chapman | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Alex Chivra | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Marilyn Christine | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Russ Clark | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Buck Clayton | ... |
Joshua (with Lena Horne) (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Hotel Manager With Flowers (uncredited)
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Tom Coleman | ... |
Union Trooper (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Jules Cowles | ... |
Man at Kissing Booth (uncredited)
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Victor Cox | ... |
Union Soldier (uncredited)
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Russell Custer | ... |
Union Soldier (uncredited)
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Jack Daley | ... |
Pudgey Man (uncredited)
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| Ruby Dandridge | ... |
Mammy - in the Show (uncredited)
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Vivian Dandridge | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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Larry Daniels | ... |
Man in Audience / Man Outside Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Mark Daniels | ... |
Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
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| Harry Depp | ... |
Kissing Man Yelling 'Yippee' (uncredited)
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| Tommy Dorsey | ... |
Tommy Dorsey (uncredited)
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| Jim Farley | ... |
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Charles Ferguson | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
Federal Agent (uncredited)
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| Joel Fluellen | ... |
Member of Hazel Scott's Group (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
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Sam Garrett | ... |
Roper in 'So Long Sarah Jane' Number (uncredited)
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Robert Haines | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Suzette Harbin | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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Avanelle Harris | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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| Sam Harris | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Maggie Hathaway | ... |
Part of Hazel Scott's Entourage / Singer in Jericho (uncredited)
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| Myron Healey | ... |
Page Boy (uncredited)
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Payne B. Johnson | ... |
Boy with Red Skelton (uncredited)
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Marilyn Kinsley | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ford Washington Lee | ... |
Buck (uncredited)
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Vera Lee | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Carl M. Leviness | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Jack 'Tiny' Lipson | ... |
Big Man at Bazaar (uncredited)
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| Hank Mann | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Dona Massin | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Merrill McCormick | ... |
Union Soldier Applying Makeup (uncredited)
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| Frank McLure | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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| Margaret McWade | ... |
Woman in Front Row (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Man at Bazaar (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Man in Audience at 'Star Eyes' (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Morris | ... |
Gracie - Theatre Usherette (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Prospective Backer (uncredited)
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Joyce Murray | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jetsy Parker | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Sheila Rae | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Jane Ray | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Beth Renner | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Clinton Rosemond | ... |
Actor in Play as Uncle Sig (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Man in Kissing Line (uncredited)
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| Margaret Seddon | ... |
Woman Sitting Next to Joseph (uncredited)
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Jessie Tai Sing | ... |
Chinese Girl (uncredited)
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Wanda Stevenson | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Cecil Stewart | ... |
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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| Kay Thompson | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Hans von Morhart | ... |
Erik (uncredited)
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| Bryant Washburn | ... |
Prospective Buyer (uncredited)
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| Constance Weiler | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Cafe Customer with Egg Shell in Drink (uncredited)
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Lee Young | ... |
Drummer with Hazel Scott (uncredited)
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| Joe Yule | ... |
Theatre Doorman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Vincente Minnelli | ||
Written by
| Sig Herzig | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Fred Saidy | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jack Cummings | ... | producer |
Music by
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Bassman | ... | (uncredited) |
| David Raksin | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Ray June | ... | director of photography |
| Charles Rosher | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Robert Kern | ... | (as Robert J. Kern) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Costume Design by
| Gile Steele | ... | (costumes: men) |
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup designer (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Al Shenberg | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Helen Conway | ... | associate set decorator |
| Jack Martin Smith | ... | associate art director |
| William Ferrari | ... | associate art director (uncredited) |
| Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bert Lynch | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
| Irene Sharaff | ... | associate costume supervisor (as Sharaff) |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Merrill Pye | ... | musical presentation |
| George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Joseph Nussbaum | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bobby Connolly | ... | dance director |
| Sam Garrett | ... | roping instructor: Eleanor Powell (uncredited) |
| Buster Keaton | ... | technical advisor: comedy (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Powell | ... | choreographer (uncredited) (Lasso dance sequence) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1943) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Constance Shaw is a dance star on Broadway, Joseph Rivington Renolds is a keen fan of her. After she is fed up with her fiance, she meets Joseph and marries him, because she thinks he is the owner of a mine. But that's a misunderstanding, he works at a cleaning shop. After disturbing rehearsals he is thrown out of the theater, but when he sneaks in again, he discovers an actor talking about a bomb he wants to set in the theater to blow up an ammunition store next door.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | M-G-M's Madcap Musical Comedy! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Eleanor Powell reportedly knocked herself out cold during rehearsals for the lariat dance. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Born to Dance (1936). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Star Eyes See more » |
| Quotes |
Kenneth Lawlor:
How's the piano, Hazel? [Hazel runs her fingers up and down the keyboard] Hazel Scott: I guess it'll hold up. See more » |