Girl, a Guy and a Gob (1941)
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The girl is stenographer Dot Duncan (Lucille Ball); the guy is her boss, stuffy young shipping magnate Stephen Herrick (Edmond O'Brien); and the gob is a brash sailor known as Coffee Cup (George Murphy). Not surprisingly, the plot involves the efforts by the self-effacing Stephen and the… More The girl is stenographer Dot Duncan (Lucille Ball); the guy is her boss, stuffy young shipping magnate Stephen Herrick (Edmond O'Brien); and the gob is a brash sailor known as Coffee Cup (George Murphy). Not surprisingly, the plot involves the efforts by the self-effacing Stephen and the self-confident Coffee Cup to woo and win the lovely Dot. And that's about all the "story" there is; the rest of the picture is jam-packed with round-robin comic misunderstandings and wild slapstick setpieces. A Girl, a Guy and a Gob was one of two RKO Radio films produced by silent-screen great Harold Lloyd, who reportedly dropped in on the set from time to time to offer a bit of sage comedy advice (note the "handkerchief" bit utlized by Edmond O'Brien; it had previously done service in Lloyd's own Welcome Danger). Not as big a moneymaker as Harold's starring features of the 1920s, the RKO film nonetheless turned a tidy profit for the studio. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Wallace
- Written By
- Frank Ryan, Bert Granet
- Genres
- Comedy
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Cast
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George Murphy
as Claudis "Coffee" Cup
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Edmond O'Brien
as Stephen Herrick
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Henry Travers
as Abel Martin
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Franklin Pangborn
as Pet Shop Owner
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George Cleveland
as Pokey Duncan
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Kathleen Howard
as Jawme
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Marguerite Chapman
as Cecilia Grange
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Lloyd Corrigan
as Pigeon
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Mady Correll
as Cora
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Frank McGlynn Sr.
as Pankington
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Doodles Weaver
as Eddie
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Frank Sully
as Salty
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Nella Walker
as Mrs. Grange
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Richard Lane
as Recruiting Officer
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Irving Bacon
as Mr. Merney
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Warren Ashe
as Opera Ticket Taker
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Lucille Ball
as Dot Duncan
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Vince Barnett
as Pedestrian
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Leon Belasco
as Taxi Driver
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Joe Bernard
as Tattoo Artist
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Wade Boteler
as Uniformed Attendant
- Ralph Brooks
- James Bush
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Nora Cecil
as Charwoman
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Hal K. Dawson
as Photographer
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Fern Emmett
as Middle-Aged Woman
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Charles Irwin
as Dance Hall Emcee
- George Lloyd
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Bob McKenzie
as Porter
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Alex Pollard
as Butler
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Harry "Snub" Pollard
as Attendant
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Victor Potel
as Bits
- Cyril Ring
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Dewey Robinson
as Bouncer
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Charles Smith
as Messenger
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Andrew Tombes
as Bus Conductor
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Mary Field
as Woman on Street
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Carolyn Hughes
as Dance Hall Girl
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Tom Quinn
as Hustler
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Jack Lescoulie
as Sailor
