Hats Off (1937)
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The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates… More The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love. Payne and Clarke perform a duet of the film's best song, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Song," while comic soubrette Helen Lynd socks across two novelty numbers, "Little Odd Rhythm" and "Let's Have Another." Hats Off represented John Payne's first leading role, launching a career that would last well into the early 1960s; it was also the first screenwriting credit for future cult-favorite director Samuel Fuller. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Cast
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Mae Clarke
as Jo Allen
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John Payne
as Jimmy Maxwell
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Helen Lynd
as Ginger Connolly
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Franklin Pangborn
as Churchill
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Robert Middlemass
as Tex Connelly
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George Irving
as J.D. Murdock
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Clarence H. Wilson
as C.D. Pottingham
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Ernie Stanton
as One of the Two Stooges
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Jimmy Hollywood
as radio rogue
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Taylor Henry
as Radio Rogue
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Luis Alberni
as Rosero
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Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
as Buzz Morton
- Val Stanton
