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Shoot the Works is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Wesley Ruggles and written by Claude Binyon, Gene Fowler, Howard J. Green and Ben Hecht. The film stars Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie, Dorothy Dell, Alison Skipworth, Roscoe Karns, Arline Judge and William Frawley. The film was released on June 29, 1934, by Paramount Pictures, preceding by three days the most rigorously enforced version of the Hollywood Production Code, which came into effect on July 1, 1934.
Original Release
07/06/1934
US Release
07/06/1934
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Oakie | Nicky Nelson |
| Ben Bernie | Joe Davis |
| Dorothy Dell | Lily Raquel |
| Alison Skipworth | The Countess |
| Roscoe Karns | Sailor Burke |
| Arline Judge | Jackie Donovan |
| William Frawley | Larry Hale |
| Lew Cody | Axel Hanratty |
| Paul Cavanagh | Alvin Ritchie |
| Monte Vandergrift | Man from Board of Health |
Directors
Writers
Claude Binyon, Gene Fowler, Howard J. Green, Ben Hecht
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Oakie | Nicky Nelson |
| Ben Bernie | Joe Davis |
| Dorothy Dell | Lily Raquel |
| Alison Skipworth | The Countess |
| Roscoe Karns | Sailor Burke |
| Arline Judge | Jackie Donovan |
| William Frawley | Larry Hale |
| Lew Cody | Axel Hanratty |
| Paul Cavanagh | Alvin Ritchie |
| Monte Vandergrift | Man from Board of Health |
| Jill Dennett | Wanda |
| Lee Kohlmar | Prof. Jonas |
| Tony Merlo | Headwaiter |
| Ben Taggart | Detective |
| Charles McAvoy | Cop |
| Fred Lawrence | Crooner (as Frank Prince) / Crooner |
| Spencer Tracy | |
| Brooks Benedict | Night Club Patron |
| Alfred Delcambre | Young man dancing |
| Gwenllian Gill | Young lady dancing |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Albert Lewis | Producer |
| Adolph Zukor | Producer |
