George White's Scandals (George White's Scandals of 1945) (1945)
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60% of users liked it
(52 ratings)
Like the same-named 1934 and 1935 films, RKO Radio's 1945 musical George White's Scandals uses the eponymous Broadway revue as a framework for a fabricated plotline. The main story concerns the romance between stage comedienne Joan Mason (Joan Davis) and back-bay Bostonite Jack Williams… More Like the same-named 1934 and 1935 films, RKO Radio's 1945 musical George White's Scandals uses the eponymous Broadway revue as a framework for a fabricated plotline. The main story concerns the romance between stage comedienne Joan Mason (Joan Davis) and back-bay Bostonite Jack Williams (Jack Haley), which is staunchly opposed by Jack's spinsterish sister Clarabelle (Margaret Hamilton, who of course had previously costarred with Haley in The Wizard of Oz) A secondary romance involves the hot-and-cold relationship between British socialite Jill Martin (Martha Holliday) and Tony McGrath (Philip Terry), the assistant to Broadway impresario George White (played not by the real White but by Glenn Tryon). Musical specialties are provided by Gene Krupa and his band, organ virtuoso Ethel Smith and pianist Rose Murphy. The film's highlight is "Who Killed Vaudeville?", a tour-de-force for Joan Davis and Jack Haley which was later excerpted in the RKO musical pastiche Make Mine Laughs (prompting a lawsuit from Haley!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George White
- Written By
- Howard Snyder, Parke Levy, Howard J. Green, Hugh Wedlock
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1945 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A tepid backstage musical based on the George White's Scandals extravaganzas on Broadway.
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Cast
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Joan Davis
as Joan Mason
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Jack Haley
as Jack Williams
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Martha Holliday
as Jill Martin
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Phillip Terry
as Tom McGrath
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Jane Greer
as Billie Randall
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Ethel Smith
as Swing Organist
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Margaret Hamilton
as Clarabell
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Glenn Tryon
as George White
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Audrey Young
as Maxine Manner
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Fritz Feld
as Montescu
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Beverly Wills
as Joan as a Child
- Shelby Bacon
- Virginia Belmont
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Dorothy Christy
as Lady Asbury
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Rufe Davis
as Impersonations
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Neely Edwards
as Lord Quimby
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Edmund Glover
as Production Man
- Ruth Hall
- Annelle Hayes
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Holmes Herbert
as Lord Asbury
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Florence Lake
as Mother
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Hope Landin
as Scrubwoman
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Lyle Latell
as Ladder Gag
- Ethelreda Leopold
- Nan Leslie
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Sid Melton
as Song-writer
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Harold Minjir
as Hotel Clerk
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Carmel Myers
as Leslie
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Nino Tempo
as Drummer
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Minerva Urecal
as Teacher
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Lawrence Wheat
as Pop
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Crane Whitley
as Father
- Chili Williams
- Gene Krupa
- Frank Mitchell
- John Stanley
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Tommy Noonan
as Joe
- Marilyn Buford
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Sammy Blum
as Cafe Proprietor
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Betty Farrington
as Buxom Woman
- Vivian Mason
- Diana Mumby
- Joy Barlowe
- Wesley Brent
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Buster Brodie
as Box Gag
- Allan Cooke
- Virginia Cruzon
- Effie Laird
- Harry Monty
- Susanne Rosser
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Ed O'Neill
as John the Baptist
- Eric Freeman
- Philip Terry
