Summaries

Newly-elected reform Mayor Jones celebrates his victory over the crooked political machine with a party at Earl Carroll's night club. Steve Kalkus, the defeated racketeer-politician, has Earl Carroll and several of his acts kidnapped, figuring the kidnapping coup will cause Jones to be laughed out of office. In Carroll's absence his assistant, Ramona Lisa, and his press agent, Barney Nelson put on the show themselves with the remaining talent, the chorus girls and also pressing into the entertainment cigarette girls, cloakroom girls, the doorman and others including oil heiresses Brenda Gusher and Cobina Gusher. Carroll and the other prisoners make their escape when a kidnapped juggling act sends their captors down in a barrage of beer bottles.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • blackmail
  • lie
  • cigarette
  • male police officer
  • rape atempt
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Romance
  • Musical
Release date Dec 5, 1940
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Earl Carroll Theatre - 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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