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Howlingly hilarious...as her penniless boy friend smacks some sense into her!
4.9 / 10 IMDb September 13, 1940 1h 19m
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
Director
Runtime
1h 19m
Release Date
September 13, 1940
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
George Murphy
as Alan Blake
Brenda Joyce
as Penny Cooper
Charles Ruggles
as Milburn
Ralph Bellamy
as Bruce Fairchild
Mischa Auer
as Grisha
Elsa Maxwell
as Herself
Lloyd Corrigan
as Hugh Stackett
Franklin Pangborn
as Bartender
Maxie Rosenbloom
as Eric
Berton Churchill
as Judge
Ivan Lebedeff
as Feodor
Elisha Cook Jr.
as Communist
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Mr. Schlitz
Mary Gordon
as Landlady
Chester Clute
as Car Payment Man
Charles Judels
as Ivan
Luis Alberni
as Frontenac
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Ted Arkin
as Sailor
Margaret Armstrong
as President
Herman Bing
as Dutchman
Production Companies
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