Lupe Velez (Carmelita), Leon Errol (Lord Epping/Uncle Matt), Charles "Buddy" Rogers (Dennis Lindsay), Elizabeth Risdon (Aunt Della), Lloyd Corrigan (Cholomondely), Fritz Feld (Pierre), ZaSu Pitts (Miss Pepper), Marion Martin (Fifi), Lydia Bilbrook (Lady Epping), Vinton Haworth (aka Jack Arnold) (desk clerk at Miss Pepper's), Tom Kennedy (Sheriff Judson), Buddy Messinger, Jack Grey, James Harrison (reporters), Chester Tallman, Jack Gardner (photographers), Jack Briggs (orchestra leader), Jane Woodworth (cashier), Donald Kerr (chauffeur), Ted O'Shea (manager), Dick Rush (cop), Max Wagner (bartender).
Director: LESLIE GOODWINS. Screenplay: Charles E. Roberts, Jerry Cady. Film editor: Theron Warth. Photography: Jack Mackenzie. Art directors: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark. Set decorator: Darrell Silvera. Costumes: Renié. Music directed by Constantin Bakaleinikoff. Sound recording: Corson Jowett. RCA Sound System. Producer: Cliff Reid.
Copyright 24 September 1941 by RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc. No recorded New York opening. U.S. release: 28 November 1941. Australian release: 24 December 1941. 6,121 feet. 69 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: An advertising man is persuaded to adopt a French "baby" as a publicity stunt. (Where have we heard that story before? Answer: Love Is a Headache).
COMMENT: The "baby" turns out to be the delightful Marion Martin. She's a blessing, as usual. But unfortunately this entry is saddled with both the wooden Charles "Buddy" Rogers and and the irritatingly moronic ZaSu Pitts. I am not a fan of Miss Pitts. The writers go to a lot of obvious trouble to provide extra material for her in seemingly endless exchanges with her hotel clerk, but Vinton Haworth is not exactly the most astute of straight men. The Pitts-Haworth scenes are so boring, it's hard to stay awake until Tom Kennedy's grand slam entrance at the climax. Even the normally reliable Fritz Feld is mostly a waste of time though he does have one or two grand moments. And Lloyd Corrigan is no Cholomondely. Bring back Cecil Kellaway!
Director: LESLIE GOODWINS. Screenplay: Charles E. Roberts, Jerry Cady. Film editor: Theron Warth. Photography: Jack Mackenzie. Art directors: Van Nest Polglase, Carroll Clark. Set decorator: Darrell Silvera. Costumes: Renié. Music directed by Constantin Bakaleinikoff. Sound recording: Corson Jowett. RCA Sound System. Producer: Cliff Reid.
Copyright 24 September 1941 by RKO-Radio Pictures, Inc. No recorded New York opening. U.S. release: 28 November 1941. Australian release: 24 December 1941. 6,121 feet. 69 minutes.
SYNOPSIS: An advertising man is persuaded to adopt a French "baby" as a publicity stunt. (Where have we heard that story before? Answer: Love Is a Headache).
COMMENT: The "baby" turns out to be the delightful Marion Martin. She's a blessing, as usual. But unfortunately this entry is saddled with both the wooden Charles "Buddy" Rogers and and the irritatingly moronic ZaSu Pitts. I am not a fan of Miss Pitts. The writers go to a lot of obvious trouble to provide extra material for her in seemingly endless exchanges with her hotel clerk, but Vinton Haworth is not exactly the most astute of straight men. The Pitts-Haworth scenes are so boring, it's hard to stay awake until Tom Kennedy's grand slam entrance at the climax. Even the normally reliable Fritz Feld is mostly a waste of time though he does have one or two grand moments. And Lloyd Corrigan is no Cholomondely. Bring back Cecil Kellaway!