A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
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For the purposes of this inconsequential 61-minute musical, Paramount Pictures shelled out a great deal of money to film on location at showman Earl Carroll's Hollywood cabaret, and to highlight several of the performers appearing therein on a nightly basis. Since Carroll claimed to have… More For the purposes of this inconsequential 61-minute musical, Paramount Pictures shelled out a great deal of money to film on location at showman Earl Carroll's Hollywood cabaret, and to highlight several of the performers appearing therein on a nightly basis. Since Carroll claimed to have "The Most Beautiful Girls in the World" in his chorus line, audiences could be forgiven if they didn't remember the particulars of the film's plotline. For the record, the story hinges on the kidnapping of Carroll and his star players so that the show won't go on. But retired showgirl Ramona Lisa (Rose Hobart) and press agent Barney Nelson (Ken Murray) save the day by slapping together an "instant" floor show featuring an entourage of veteran vaudevillians. Heavy doses of politically incorrect humor are provided by comic drunk Jack Norton and by Blanche Stewart and Elvia Allman in their radio characterizations of man-hungry spinsters Brenda and Cobina. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Kurt Neumann
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 6, 1940 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Ken Murray
as Barney Nelson
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Rose Hobart
as Ramona Lisa
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Blanche Stewart
as Brenda Gusher
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Elvia Allman
as Cobina Gusher
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Russell Hicks
as Mayor Jones
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Jack Norton
as Alonzo Smith
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Laird John Hamilton
as Vic Murkil
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Ruth Rogers
as Miss Borgia
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Betty McLaughlin
as Miss de Milo
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Beryl Wallace
as Miss DuBary
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John Harmon
as Mac
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Ray Walker
as Jerry
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Billy Gilbert
as Machinist's Mate
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Forbes Murray
as Mayor Brown
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Ralph Emerson
as Mayor Gray
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George McKay
as Mayor Stokes
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George Meeker
as Stage Manager
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Mary Lou Cook
as La Conga Singer
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Vera Lewis
as Maidy
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Florine McKinney
as Orchestra Leader
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Truman Bradley
as Radio Announcer
- Lillian Cornell
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Allen Cavan
as Mayor White
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William B. Davidson
as Mayor Green
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J. Carrol Naish
as Steve Kalkus
