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Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 70
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −18 min on the typical 100
typical 10082Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1940
December 27, 1940
86 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
24 of 48
Jack BennyJack Benny
Fred AllenFred Allen
Mary MartinMary Allen
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonRochester
Theresa HarrisJosephine
Richard DenningJoe
Verree TeasdaleBarbara Allen
Jack CarsonPoliceman
Russell HicksHarrington
Chester CluteJudge
Virginia DaleVirginia Astor
Barnett ParkerGeorge - Fred's Chauffeur- MKMary KelleyChambermaid
- JMJudd McMichaelMerry Mac
- TMTed McMichaelMerry Mac
- JMJoe McMichaelMerry Mac
Helena CarrollMerry Mac
Carol AdamsShowgirl
Eric AldenLifeguard
Fred AldrichDock Worker- HBHarry BaldwinHarry Baldwin
- EBEdmund BeloinEddie Beloin
Wade BotelerPoliceman at Dock- JLJess Lee BrooksMaster of Ceremonies - Costume Party
Directing · 1
- Mark Sandrich Director, Producer
Writing · 4
- Edmund Beloin Writer
- Ernest Pagano Writer
- Zion Myers Writer
- William Morrow Writer
Camera · 1
- Ted Tetzlaff Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- LeRoy Stone Editor
Sound · 1
- Victor Young Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- Roland Anderson Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edith Head Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Leon Schlesinger Title Graphics
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