Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
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Love Thy Neighbor was produced to capitalize on the famous radio feud between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars (actually friends in real life) play "themselves," constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights. Benny complicates matters by falling… More Love Thy Neighbor was produced to capitalize on the famous radio feud between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars (actually friends in real life) play "themselves," constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights. Benny complicates matters by falling in love with Allen's niece, played by Mary Martin. The battling comics briefly patch up their differences when Benny rescues Allen from an out of control motorboat, but the truce doesn't last long. The final scene takes place during a musical revue starring Benny, which Allen tries to break up with a slingshot. The Benny-Allen feud was already old news by the time of Love Thy Neighbor, and the film is merely an uninspired attenuation of a threadbare premise. The result is a letdown for fans of both Jack Benny and Fred Allen--though there are a handful of genuinely funny one-liners, as well as adroit supporting contributions from Mary Martin and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. The best scene in Love Thy Neighbor is the animated opening-credits sequence, produced by Warner Bros.' "Looney Tunes" mentor Leon Schlesinger. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Sandrich
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1940 Wide
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Cast
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Jack Benny
as Himself
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Fred Allen
as Himself
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Mary Martin
as Mary Allen
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Veree Teasdale
as Barbara Allen
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Virginia Dale
as Virginia Astor
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Theresa Harris
as Josephine
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Richard Denning
as Joe
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Jack Carson
as Policeman
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Barnett Parker
as George
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Russell Hicks
as Mr. Harrington
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Mary Kelley
as Chambermaid
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Chester Clute
as Judge
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Judd McMichael
as The Merry Macs
- The Merriel Abbott Dancers
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
as Rochester
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Helena Carroll
as The Merry Macs
- Esther Dale
