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An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
Russell Thorson
- Internal Revenue Service Tailman
- (as Russ Thorson)
Fred Aldrich
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Bank Guard
- (uncredited)
Benny Burt
- Nick - the Waiter
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
George Chandler
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Pierre - the Chef
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Second Santa Claus
- (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
- Mr. Hartman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilmed between November 22 and mid-December 1948, the movie was held back three years until its Manhattan opening at the Paramount Theatre on December 25, 1951. The delay prompted Groucho Marx to write a letter to Howard Hughes in January, 1951 asking for the film to be released because Groucho had not seen it himself. The letter is included in Groucho's book "The Groucho Letters."
- GoofsNear the beginning of the film, Emile leaves the water pitcher on the table with Mildred and Johnny and walks away. After a couple shots back and forth, the water pitcher disappears from the table and has moved to a side table behind the couple.
- Quotes
Rosenthal, Police Dispatcher: The girl, caucasian, brown hair and eyes. Height 5 -7, weight 135 pounds... extremely well distributed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dynamite Chicken (1971)
- SoundtracksIt's Only Money
(uncredited)
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics Sammy Cahn
Sung by Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx;
Reprised by Frank Sinatra, Groucho Marx and Jane Russell
Featured review
Cute cheesy Christmas comedy
One of the funniest parts of Double Dynamite is when someone describes Frank Sinatra and Jane Russell's characters. Jane is described as being "extremely well distributed," and Frank's description is, "Five feet, ten. Wears elevator shoes. Anemic looking. When last seen, was wearing ill-fitted suit. Well padded at shoulders. Resembles Frank Sinatra." If you're not laughing now, you won't like the movie. If you are, you've got a good shot at liking this tongue-in-cheek, cheesy Christmas comedy.
Frank and Jane are poor sweethearts who work together at a bank and can't afford to get married. They have enough funny wisecracks on their own, but for those who need more sarcasm, Groucho Marx joins the cast as their pun-flinging pal. In a pre-Guys and Dolls movie, Frankie gets sucked into the world of gambling and makes a fortune-at the exact same time the bank gets robbed! No one believes he didn't steal the money, so he has to prove his innocence.
Don't worry, it's not nearly as serious as it sounds. This is a very cute romantic comedy, if you agree from the get-go that you're not going to take anything seriously. Frankie and Groucho sing an entire song against a screen pretending to skip down the street, but not actually anywhere near the street. So, if you like your movies silly and funny, where the biggest problem anyone has is that they've just won a bunch of money, rent Double Dynamite this holiday season.
Frank and Jane are poor sweethearts who work together at a bank and can't afford to get married. They have enough funny wisecracks on their own, but for those who need more sarcasm, Groucho Marx joins the cast as their pun-flinging pal. In a pre-Guys and Dolls movie, Frankie gets sucked into the world of gambling and makes a fortune-at the exact same time the bank gets robbed! No one believes he didn't steal the money, so he has to prove his innocence.
Don't worry, it's not nearly as serious as it sounds. This is a very cute romantic comedy, if you agree from the get-go that you're not going to take anything seriously. Frankie and Groucho sing an entire song against a screen pretending to skip down the street, but not actually anywhere near the street. So, if you like your movies silly and funny, where the biggest problem anyone has is that they've just won a bunch of money, rent Double Dynamite this holiday season.
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- HotToastyRag
- Aug 27, 2018
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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