One Night in the Tropics

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

Jerome Kern Tops "Show Boat" and "Roberta"

  • Genre: Music, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1940-11-15
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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Summary

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.

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  • Allan Jones

    as Jim Moore

  • Nancy Kelly

    as Cynthia Merrick

  • Robert Cummings

    as Steve Harper

  • Bud Abbott

    as Abbott

  • Lou Costello

    as Costello

  • Mary Boland

    as Aunt Kitty Marblehead

  • William Frawley

    as Roscoe

  • Peggy Moran

    as Mickey Fitzgerald

  • Leo Carrillo

    as Escobar

  • Don Alvarado

    as Rodolfo

  • Nina Orla

    as Nina

  • Richard Carle

    as James G. Moore

  • Eddie Acuff

    as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)

  • William Alston

    as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)

  • Brooks Benedict

    as Croupier (uncredited)

  • Harry C. Bradley

    as Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited)

  • Tyler Brooke

    as First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)

  • Ralph Brooks

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Edgar Dearing

    as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)

  • Mina Farragut

    as Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)

  • Vivien Fay

    as Dancer (uncredited)

  • Charlie Hall

    as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)

  • Kathleen Howard

    as Judge McCracken (uncredited)

  • Kay Leslie

    as Native Girl (uncredited)

  • Jerry Mandy

    as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

  • Francis McDonald

    as Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

  • Harold Miller

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Charles Murphy

    as Drunk in Court (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)

  • Barnett Parker

    as Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)

  • Sally Payne

    as Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)

  • Frank Penny

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Theodore Rand

    as Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)

  • Cyril Ring

    as Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited)

  • Larry Steers

    as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

  • Denny Sullivan

    as Cab Driver (uncredited)

  • Russell Wade

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

  • Katherine Yorke

    as Amused woman (uncredited)
Directing A. Edward Sutherland Director
Writing Charles Grayson Screenplay
Writing Earl Derr Biggers Novel
Writing Gertrude Purcell Screenplay
Editing Milton Carruth Editor
Directing Joseph A. McDonough Assistant Director
Art Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Vera West Costume Designer
Production Leonard Spigelgass Associate Producer
Art Martin Obzina Art Direction
Sound Frank Skinner Orchestrator
Directing Joseph E. Kenney Assistant Director
Crew Joseph A. Valentine Cinematography
Art Jack Otterson Art Direction
Sound Charles Previn Music Director
Sound Frank Skinner Music
Sound Bernard B. Brown Sound Supervisor
Sound Joe Lapis Sound Technical Supervisor

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