Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 70Audiences 58GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer70%
IMDb6.5
Audience score51%
Running time
1 h 23 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −17 min on the typical 100
typical 10083Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
Released
1941
June 20, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 18 more21 people
- Groucho MarxWolf J. Flywheel
- Chico MarxRavelli
- Harpo MarxWacky
- Tony MartinTommy Rogers
- Virginia GreyJoan Sutton
- Margaret DumontMartha Phelps
- Douglass DumbrilleMr. Grover
- William TannenFred Sutton
Marion MartinPeggy Arden
Virginia O'BrienKitty
Henry ArmettaGuiseppi
Anna DemetrioMaria
Paul StantonGeorge Hastings
Russell HicksArthur Hastings
Bradley PageDuke
King BaggotStore Employee (uncredited)
Enid BennettClerk (uncredited)
Clara BlandickCustomer Seeking Record (uncredited)
Milton KibbeePress Photographer (uncredited)
Charles LaneFinance Company Man (uncredited)
Hal Le SueurChauffeur (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Charles Reisner Director
- Sandy Roth Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Hal Fimberg Screenplay
- Ray Golden Screenplay
- Sid Kuller Screenplay
- Nat Perrin Story
Production · 1
- Louis K. Sidney Producer
Camera · 1
- Charles Lawton Jr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Conrad A. Nervig Editor
Sound · 4
- George Bassman Music
- Lennie Hayton Music
- George Stoll Music
- Daniele Amfitheatrof Music
Art · 2
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
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