"We've widened the aisles so you can roll in 'em ... at the Years's LAFFIEST, DAFFIEST FUN-SHOW!"

1949

1h 24m

5.8(4 votes)

Music

Comedy

Crime

Overview

In her attempts to make a splash on Broadway, a lively would-be-actress lands herself in hot water with the mob.

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Cast & Crew

82 members

Acting

Betty Hutton

Eleanor "Yum-Yum" Collier

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Victor Mature

Danny James

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William Demarest

Charlie Baxter

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June Havoc

Sandra

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Jane Nigh

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Sound

Frank Loesser

Hair-Do Lempke

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William Talman

Bunny Harris

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Art Smith

Laddie Corwin

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Raymond Walburn

Mr. Creek

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Onslow Stevens

Captain Allen

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Joseph Vitale

Garr

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Barry Kelley

Lieutenant Gorham

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Bobby Watson

Barney Stratum

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Jack Kruschen

Steve

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Percy Helton

Stage Manager

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Ernö Verebes

Waiter

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Philip Van Zandt

Head-waiter

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Henry Guttman

Frankie

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Don Shelton

Hamlet

Directing

Herschel Daugherty

Laertes

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Dorothy Abbott

The Queen

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Julia Faye

Housekeeper

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John Marchak

Guard

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Julie Adams

Starlet (uncredited)

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Frank Alten

Karl Müller (uncredited)

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Roscoe J. Behan

Customer / Bartender at Perrin’s / Detective (uncredited)

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Sound

Phil Boutelje

Crosland (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Waiter (uncredited)

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James Burke

Doorman (uncredited)

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Bill Burt

Gunman (uncredited)

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Bruce Carruthers

Newsman (uncredited)

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Douglas Carter

Piano Tuner (uncredited)

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James Conaty

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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James Cornell

Waiter / Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)

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Fairy Cunningham

Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Billy Daniel

Dancer (uncredited)

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James Davies

Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)

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Lester Dorr

Drugstore Manager / Workman (uncredited)

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Jimmie Dundee

Gangster (uncredited)

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Roy Engel

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Billy Engle

Piano Tuner (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Maxine Gates

Waitress (uncredited)

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Joseph J. Greene

Producer (uncredited)

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William Hall

Kowalski (uncredited)

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Fred Haney

Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Len Hendry

Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Arlene Jenkins

Newspaper Woman (uncredited)

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Geraldine Jordan

Customer (uncredited)

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Russ Kaplan

Gangster (uncredited)

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Virginia Keiley

Miss Loring (uncredited)

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Robert Kellard

Police Switchboard Operator (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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Paul Lees

Ogilvy (uncredited)

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Edith Leslie

Mrs. Creek (uncredited)

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Carl M. Leviness

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

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Rita Lupino

Dancer (uncredited)

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Thomas Martin

Waiter (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Noel Neill

Actress in Theatre Group (uncredited)

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Jacqueline Park

Reporter / Drug Store Hostess / Showgirl (uncredited)

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Edward Peil Sr.

Piano Tuner (uncredited)

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Steve Pendleton

Detective (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Cop (uncredited)

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Pepito Pérez

Waiter at Perrin's (uncredited)

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Joey Ray

Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Cafeteria Customer / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Reporter (uncredited)

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Harry Rosenthal

Piano Player (uncredited)

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Tim Ryan

Stranger (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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John Sheehan

Waiter (uncredited)

Acting

Charles Sherlock

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Douglas Spencer

Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)

Acting

Larry Steers

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Diane Stewart

Customer / Cigar Clerk (uncredited)

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Harry Templeton

Newsman (uncredited)

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Marie Thomas

Showgirl (uncredited)

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Acting

Arthur Tovey

Actor in Theatre Group (uncredited)

Acting

Harland Tucker

Saunders (uncredited)

Acting

Joe Whitehead

Building Manager (uncredited)

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