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Overview
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Writer:
Preston Sturges (written by)
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Release Date:
18 October 1940 (USA) more
Tagline:
If you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffee - it's the bunk!
Plot:
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves... more | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
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User Comments:
A gem! more (19 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dick Powell | ... | Jimmy MacDonald |
| Ellen Drew | ... | Betty Casey |
| Raymond Walburn | ... | Dr. Maxford |
| Alexander Carr | ... | Mr. Shindel |
| William Demarest | ... | Mr. Bildocker |
| Ernest Truex | ... | Mr. J.B. Baxter |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Don Hartman (radio announcer) |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Mr. E.L. Waterbury (office manager) |
| Rod Cameron | ... | Dick (co-worker) |
| Adrian Morris | ... | Tom Darcy (co-worker) (as Michael Morris) |
| Harry Rosenthal | ... | Harry (co-worker) |
| Georgia Caine | ... | Mrs. Ellen MacDonald |
| Ferike Boros | ... | Mrs. Schwartz |
| Torben Meyer | ... | Mr. Schmidt |
| Julius Tannen | ... | Mr. Zimmerman |
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USA:67 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #6414) | UK:U
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Trivia:
Preston Sturges made a cameo appearance as the man listening to the radio while his shoes are being cleaned. more
Quotes:
Mr. Shindel:
Officer, I want all these people arrested.
Patrolman Murphy:
Who do you think you are, Hitler?
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Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Santa's Secret Stuff (#7.11)" (2007) more
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Joyous dose of whimsy from writer-director Preston Sturges, who always managed to wring both sentiment and cynicism from a fairy tale premise. Here, Dick Powell is a working-class guy who's under the impression he's won $25,000 in a coffee-slogan contest. Short at 70 minutes, but sharp as a tack, this is a wonderful stroll through Hollywood's Golden Era. Powell is terrific and Ellen Drew is equally good as his sweetheart. Watch it and enjoy! ***1/2 from ****