Double Dynamite (1951)

An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.

Director:

Irving Cummings

Writers:

Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Harry Crane (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jane Russell	...	Mildred 'Mibs' Goodhue
Groucho Marx	...	Emile J. Keck
Frank Sinatra	...	Johnny Dalton
Don McGuire	...	R.B. 'Bob' Pulsifer Jr.
Howard Freeman	...	R.B. Pulsifer Sr.
Nestor Paiva	...	'Hot Horse' Harris, the Bookie
Frank Orth	...	Mr. Kofer
Harry Hayden	...	J.L. McKissack
William Edmunds	...	Mr. Baganucci
Russell Thorson	...	Internal Revenue Service Tailman (as Russ Thorson)

Storyline

Bank teller Johnny Dalton, too poor to marry his sweetheart 'Mibs' Goodhug, saves a big-time bookie from a beating and receives a munificent reward...which just happens to match a mysterious shortage at the bank! Will Johnny's pal, eccentric waiter Emile, get him out of trouble...or in so deep he'll never get out?

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Plot Keywords:

brandy | bank | waiter | bank teller | too poor to marry | 

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Taglines:

The Place Is Exploding With Laughter !

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

It's Only Money

Filming Locations:

RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Emile and Johnny are going through McKissack's desk, they come across copies of "Dick Tracy Monthly" comic books. The issue on top is No. 12 from December 1948. These comics reprinted strips that first appeared in newspapers in the 1930's.

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Quotes

Internal Revenue Service Tailman: That's some hunk of mink you got there, lady.

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Connections

Referenced in You Bet Your Life: Episode #2.32 (1952)

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Soundtracks

Jesse James
(uncredited)
Sung by Groucho Marx

User Reviews

Sadly Disappointing

Think about it. Sinatra, Groucho, and Jane Russell starring in a movie written by Harry Crane and with songs by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. Sound great. Well, it's not. Sinatra is a bank clerk who is wrongly accused of stealing money from his bank. His singing is great; it's probably never been better. However, instead of the flip Sinatra character of the 1950s, director Cummings asks Sinatra to play a timid young man, a role that never really suited him well. (Think about "The Kissing Bandit"! Compare that to "Meet Danny Wilson", Sinatra's next film where he gets to play that cocky guy!) Groucho is as funny as usual, but the script is contrived, there are too few sight gags, and the direction is slow. We are even cheated on the musical numbers. The two songs, "It's Only Money" (sung by Frank and Groucho) and "Kisses and Tears" (sung by Frank and Jane, accompanied by the jazzy Phil Moore Four) are good, but I wish there were more. Groucho did better with his brothers and Sinatra did better with Nelson Riddle!