In Society

In Society

In Society

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In Society

"THE COMEDY KINGS are BACK!"

1944

1h 15m

5.8(26 votes)

Comedy

Action

Crime

Music

Overview

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly.

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Production Companies

Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Eddie Harrington

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Albert Mansfield

Marion Hutton

Marion Hutton

Elsie Hammerdingle

Kirby Grant

Kirby Grant

Peter Evans

Ann Gillis

Ann Gillis

Gloria Winthrop

Arthur Treacher

Arthur Treacher

Pipps, Butler

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Drexel

George Dolenz

George Dolenz

Baron Sergel

Steven Geray

Steven Geray

Count Alexis

Murray Leonard

Murray Leonard

Marlow

Creative team

Directed by: Jean Yarbrough
Written by: Hugh Wedlock Jr.
Hal Fimberg
Produced by: John Grant
Edmund L. Hartmann

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