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Gift of Gab is a 1934 black-and-white film released by Universal Pictures. Edmund Lowe stars as a man with the "Gift of Gab"—he can sell anyone anything. The film costars Ruth Etting, Ethel Waters, Victor Moore, and Gloria Stuart, and features Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi.
Ruth Etting sings "Talking to Myself" and "Tomorrow, Who Cares?" Originally the Three Stooges were signed to appear in the film, but they had just signed with Columbia Pictures for Woman Haters, the first of their short subjects, so three look-alike actors replaced them in Gift of Gab.
Original Release
09/01/1934
US Release
09/01/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmund Lowe | Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney |
| Gloria Stuart | Barbara Kelton |
| Ruth Etting | Ruth Etting / Ruth |
| Phil Baker | Phil Baker - Absent-Minded Doctor |
| Paul Lukas | The Corpse |
| Ethel Waters | Ethel Waters / Herself |
| Chester Morris | Doyle |
| Alexander Woollcott | Alexander Woollcott / Himself |
| Binnie Barnes | Maid |
| Roger Pryor | Kelly |
Directors
Writers
Rian James, Jerry Wald, Philip G. Epstein, Lou Breslow
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmund Lowe | Phillip "Gift of Gab" Gabney |
| Gloria Stuart | Barbara Kelton |
| Ruth Etting | Ruth Etting / Ruth |
| Phil Baker | Phil Baker - Absent-Minded Doctor |
| Paul Lukas | The Corpse |
| Ethel Waters | Ethel Waters / Herself |
| Chester Morris | Doyle |
| Alexander Woollcott | Alexander Woollcott / Himself |
| Binnie Barnes | Maid |
| Roger Pryor | Kelly |
| Boris Karloff | The Phantom / Himself |
| Gene Austin | Radio Artist |
| Graham McNamee | Sportscaster |
| Bela Lugosi | French Apache Dancer / Himself |
| Alice White | Margot |
| June Knight | Lottie Von Pepper |
| Victor Moore | Colonel Horatios Trivers |
| Andy Devine | John P. McDougal - the Waiter |
| Hugh O'Connell | Patsy |
| Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra | Orchestra |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rian James | Producer |
| Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
