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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Richard Wallace
Written By: Frank Ryan, Bert Granet
Genres: Comedy

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Cast

            George Murphy as Claudis "Coffee" Cup

            Edmond O'Brien as Stephen Herrick

            Henry Travers as Abel Martin

            Franklin Pangborn as Pet Shop Owner

            George Cleveland as Pokey Duncan

            Kathleen Howard as Jawme

            Marguerite Chapman as Cecilia Grange

            Lloyd Corrigan as Pigeon

            Mady Correll as Cora

            Frank McGlynn Sr. as Pankington

            Doodles Weaver as Eddie

            Frank Sully as Salty

            Nella Walker as Mrs. Grange

            Richard Lane as Recruiting Officer

            Irving Bacon as Mr. Merney

            Warren Ashe as Opera Ticket Taker

            Lucille Ball as Dot Duncan

            Vince Barnett as Pedestrian

            Leon Belasco as Taxi Driver

            Joe Bernard as Tattoo Artist

            Wade Boteler as Uniformed Attendant

            Ralph Brooks
            
            James Bush
            
            Nora Cecil as Charwoman

            Hal K. Dawson as Photographer

            Fern Emmett as Middle-Aged Woman

            Charles Irwin as Dance Hall Emcee

            George Lloyd
            
            Bob McKenzie as Porter

            Alex Pollard as Butler

            Harry "Snub" Pollard as Attendant

            Victor Potel as Bits

            Cyril Ring
            
            Dewey Robinson as Bouncer

            Charles Smith as Messenger

            Andrew Tombes as Bus Conductor

            Mary Field as Woman on Street

            Carolyn Hughes as Dance Hall Girl

            Tom Quinn as Hustler

            Jack Lescoulie as Sailor
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