Thanks for the Memory
The hit SONG of the year…is now the hit PICTURE of the year!
1938 | 75m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | George Archainbaud |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Lynn Starling |
| Staring: |
| Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to work for her former fiancé and Merrick's publisher who is still carrying a torch for her. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 11, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Director: | George Archainbaud |
| Writer: | Lynn Starling |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | writer, old flame, newlywed, marital separation, modeling, publisher, unemployed, working wife, bohemians, stay-at-home husband, social drinking |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bob Hope | Steve Merrick |
| Shirley Ross | Anne Merrick |
| Charles Butterworth | Biney |
| Otto Kruger | Gil Morrell |
| Hedda Hopper | Polly Griscom |
| Patricia Wilder | Luella Mae |
| Roscoe Karns | George Kent |
| Laura Hope Crews | Mrs. Kent |
| William Collier Sr. | Jim Platt |
| Emma Dunn | Mrs. Platt |
| Edward Gargan | Flanahan |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Janitor |
| Jack Norton | Bert Monroe |
| June Brewster | Frances (uncredited) |
| Mary Brodel | Clara (uncredited) |
| Jack Chapin | Messenger (uncredited) |
| Sheila Darcy | Model (uncredited) |
| Barney Dean | Kelly (uncredited) |
| Vernon Dent | Refuse Man (uncredited) |
| Tom Dugan | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Lillian Herlein | Landlady (uncredited) |
| Gwen Kenyon | Model (uncredited) |
| Johnnie Morris | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Luana Walters | Model (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Refuse Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alma Macrorie | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| George Archainbaud | Director |
| Frances Goodrich | Theatre Play |
| Albert Hackett | Theatre Play |
| Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Lynn Starling | Screenplay |
| Philip Wisdom | Sound Recordist |
| Glenn Rominger | Sound Recordist |
| A. E. Freudeman | Interior Designer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Boris Morros | Music Director |
| Frank Loesser | Songs |
| Hoagy Carmichael | Songs |
| Ralph Rainger | Songs |
| Leo Robin | Songs |
| Charles Bradshaw | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mel Shauer | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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