One Night in the Tropics
Jerome Kern Tops "Show Boat" and "Roberta"
1940 | 82m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
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| Writer: | Gertrude Purcell, Charles Grayson, Earl Derr Biggers |
| Staring: |
| Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1940 |
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| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Writer: | Gertrude Purcell, Charles Grayson, Earl Derr Biggers |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, insurance salesman, musical, remake, black and white, south america |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Allan Jones | Jim Moore |
| Nancy Kelly | Cynthia Merrick |
| Robert Cummings | Steve Harper |
| Bud Abbott | Abbott |
| Lou Costello | Costello |
| Mary Boland | Aunt Kitty Marblehead |
| William Frawley | Roscoe |
| Peggy Moran | Mickey Fitzgerald |
| Leo Carrillo | Escobar |
| Don Alvarado | Rodolfo |
| Nina Orla | Nina |
| Richard Carle | James G. Moore |
| Eddie Acuff | First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) |
| William Alston | Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Harry C. Bradley | Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited) |
| Tyler Brooke | First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Edgar Dearing | Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) |
| Mina Farragut | Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited) |
| Vivien Fay | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Charlie Hall | Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) |
| Kathleen Howard | Judge McCracken (uncredited) |
| Kay Leslie | Native Girl (uncredited) |
| Jerry Mandy | Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) |
| Francis McDonald | Escobar's Aide (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Charles Murphy | Drunk in Court (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited) |
| Barnett Parker | Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited) |
| Sally Payne | Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited) |
| Frank Penny | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Theodore Rand | Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Denny Sullivan | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Russell Wade | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Katherine Yorke | Amused woman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Gertrude Purcell | Screenplay |
| Frank Skinner | Music, Orchestrator |
| Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Charles Grayson | Screenplay |
| Earl Derr Biggers | Novel |
| Joseph A. Valentine | Cinematography |
| Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Vera West | Costume Designer |
| Joseph A. McDonough | Assistant Director |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| Joe Lapis | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leonard Spigelgass | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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