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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Two zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 58
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 8 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −32 min on the typical 100
typical 10068Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1944
June 16, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorMusicMysteryCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 9 more13 people
- Ole OlsenHimself
- Chic JohnsonHimself
- Leo CarrilloJerry
- Gloria JeanMelinda Marshall
- Martha O'DriscollSusanna Marshall
- Andy DevineHorsehead
- CFChristine ForsythTired Blonde
- Lon Chaney Jr.Bear
- Walter CatlettColonel Breckinridge Marshall
Morton DowneyMorton Downey
Ella Mae MorseVirginia Bennett - Vocalist
Kirby GrantClay Edwards
Mel TorméSinger / Drummer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Edward F. Cline Director, Story
Writing · 2
- Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay, Producer
- Milt Gross Story
Production · 1
- Milton Feld Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Charles Van Enger Director of Photography
- Arthur Gerstle Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Arthur Hilton Editor
Sound · 1
- Edward Ward Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Richard H. Riedel Art Direction
- John B. Goodman Art Direction
- Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
- A.J. Gilmore Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Vera West Costume Design
- Ed Zimmer Makeup Artist
- Emmy Eckhardt Hairdresser
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