60
DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives and turns out to be an insufferable, boorish braggart with bad manners and little self-awareness.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 53GoodWatch 61
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 5 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −35 min on the typical 100
typical 10065Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1941
December 12, 1941
85 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
13 of 13
Dennis O'KeefeJim 'Jimbo' Craig
Jane WyattEllen 'Gretch' Craig
Phillip ReedRandy Bloodworth
Edward Everett HortonFred Stonebraker
Zasu PittsAnna, Craig's Maid
Franklin PangbornNumber Seven, Old Field Inn Waiter
Marion MartinMrs. Gloria Weatherby
Hans ConriedOld Field Inn Desk Clerk
Mady LawrenceMiss Bailey
Brooks BenedictOld Field Inn Patron
Jack GarganOld Field Inn Patron
Russell WadeOld Field Inn Patron
Marie WindsorOld Field Inn Patron
Directing · 2
- Irving Reis Director
- William Dorfman Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Dorothy Parker Screenplay
- Alan Campbell Screenplay
- Budd Schulberg Story
Production · 1
- Tay Garnett Producer
Camera · 1
- Russell Metty Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Desmond Marquette Editor
Sound · 3
- Roy Webb Original Music Composer
- Richard Van Hessen Sound Recordist
- C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Art · 1
- Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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