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Let's Face It

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
192
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Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943)
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A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancée, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three customers of the fat farm scheme to get back... Read allA soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancée, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three customers of the fat farm scheme to get back at their philandering husbands by hiring the soldier and two of his buddies as escorts fo... Read allA soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancée, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three customers of the fat farm scheme to get back at their philandering husbands by hiring the soldier and two of his buddies as escorts for the weekend. Complications ensue after the husbands show up unexpectedly.

  • Director
    • Sidney Lanfield
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Fields
    • Herbert Fields
    • Russell G. Medcraft
  • Stars
    • Bob Hope
    • Betty Hutton
    • Zasu Pitts
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    192
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Fields
      • Herbert Fields
      • Russell G. Medcraft
    • Stars
      • Bob Hope
      • Betty Hutton
      • Zasu Pitts
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Betty Hutton, Dona Drake, and Marjorie Weaver in Let's Face It (1943)
    Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, and Zasu Pitts in Let's Face It (1943)
    Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943)
    Dona Drake in Let's Face It (1943)
    Zasu Pitts in Let's Face It (1943)
    Betty Hutton, Abigail Adams, Ann Adams, Lena Belle, Helena Brinton, Barbara Brooks, Marjorie Deanne, Dona Drake, Phyllis Povah, and Marjorie Weaver in Let's Face It (1943)
    Zasu Pitts in Let's Face It (1943)
    Eve Arden, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Dona Drake, Zasu Pitts, and Marjorie Weaver in Let's Face It (1943)
    Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943)
    Eve Arden, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Donald Kerr, Zasu Pitts, and Cully Richards in Let's Face It (1943)

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    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Jerry Walker
    Betty Hutton
    Betty Hutton
    • Winnie Porter
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Cornelia Figeson
    Phyllis Povah
    Phyllis Povah
    • Nancy Collister
    Dave Willock
    Dave Willock
    • Barney Hilliard
    Eve Arden
    Eve Arden
    • Maggie Watson
    Cully Richards
    • Frankie Burns
    Marjorie Weaver
    Marjorie Weaver
    • Jean Blanchard
    Dona Drake
    Dona Drake
    • Muriel
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Julian Watson
    Andrew Tombes
    Andrew Tombes
    • Judge Henry Clay Pigeon
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • George Collister
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Sergeant Wiggins
    Grace Hayle
    Grace Hayle
    • Mrs. Wigglesworth
    Evelyn Dockson
    • Mrs. Taylor
    Garry Davis
    • Jerry Williams
    • (as Danny Kaye)
    Abigail Adams
    • Tommye
    • (uncredited)
    Ann Adams
    • Ann
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Lanfield
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Fields
      • Herbert Fields
      • Russell G. Medcraft
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    • Trivia
      Based on a hit 1941 Cole Porter Broadway musical starring Danny Kaye and Eve Arden. Eve repeated her role as Maggie but Bob Hope replaced Danny. In the original Broadway production, one of the three wives, Mrs. Collister (Phyllis Povah in the movie) was played by Vivian Vance (Ethel from "I Love Lucy").
    • Quotes

      Cornelia Figeson: And as for you, Judge Henry Clay Pigeon, I'm going out and getting stinkin' from drinkin'.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Road to Utopia (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      The Milk Song
      Written by Cole Porter

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    6/10
    Facing the facts that Hollywood had it in against Broadway.
    Between "Anything Goes", "Panama Hattie" and "DuBarry Was a Lady", Cole Porter's Merman show became a shell of themselves on the big screen. This hit 1941 show is his most obscure hit, and the film and TV versions only give a glimpse of what was. The story remains if jealous wives pretending to have their own love nest to get revenge on their philandering husbands. Involved in their schemes are soldier Bob Hope and fat farm proprietor Betty Hutton, creating marital discord and getting hope in hot water with the army.

    Hope and Hutton, in their only teaming, are amusing, but it's the three wives who get the best moments even if Betty and Bob get the songs. "I'm going out to get stinking from drinking", Zasu Pitts says, with fellow comic Eve Arden also getting in some great lines. Joining them is "The Women's" Phyllis Povah. The comedy is amusing, but only three of Porter's songs make it into the film. Future Broadway hit writer Jule Styne gets the other three. So as a comedy this works, although there was no reason to throw in a brief spy plot. A missed opportunity that only the talented cast manages to make acceptable.
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    • Feb 11, 2017

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vi klarar skivan
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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