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Elderly Broadway producer Victor Moore, ready to stage his latest show, is unaware his partners lost all of his dough in the stock market and have taken out an insurance policy on his life! Can insurance salesman Dick Powell and ex-showgirl Joan Blondell save Moore from his murderous associates and still help the curtain rise?
Original Release
12/28/1936
US Release
12/28/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | Rosmer Peak / Rosmer Peck |
| Joan Blondell | Norma Perry |
| Glenda Farrell | Genevieve Larkin |
| Victor Moore | J.J. Hobart / J. J. Hobart |
| Lee Dixon | Boop Oglethorpe / Andy 'Boop' Oglethorpe |
| Osgood Perkins | Morty Wethered |
| Charles D. Brown | Hugo |
| Rosalind Marquis | Sally |
| Irene Ware | Irene |
| William B. Davidson | Andy Callahan |
Directors
Writers
Warren Duff, Richard Maibaum, Michael Wallace, George Haight
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | Rosmer Peak / Rosmer Peck |
| Joan Blondell | Norma Perry |
| Glenda Farrell | Genevieve Larkin |
| Victor Moore | J.J. Hobart / J. J. Hobart |
| Lee Dixon | Boop Oglethorpe / Andy 'Boop' Oglethorpe |
| Osgood Perkins | Morty Wethered |
| Charles D. Brown | Hugo |
| Rosalind Marquis | Sally |
| Irene Ware | Irene |
| William B. Davidson | Andy Callahan |
| Olin Howland | Dr. MacDuffy |
| Charles Halton | Dr. Bell |
| Paul Irving | Dr. Warshof |
| Harry C. Bradley | Dr. Henry |
| Joseph Crehan | Chairman |
| Susan Fleming | Lucille Bailey |
| Bobbie Adams | Chorus Girl |
| Iris Adrian | Verna |
| Harry Akst | Pit Orchestra Conductor |
| Dorothy Andre | Chorus Girl |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Earl Baldwin | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1937 | Oscar | Best Dance Direction | Nominated |
