Once Upon a Time (1944)
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58% of users liked it
(312 ratings)
Smalltime crookster and showman Jerry Flynn is desperately searching for a new act to promote in order to save him from ruin. He meets a boy on the street who claims to have a dancing caterpillar called Curly. Flynn seizes the opportunity for fame and fortune at Curly's expense.
- Directed By
- Alexander Hall
- Written By
- Norman Corwin, Irving Fineman
- Genres
- Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy, Special Interest
- In Theaters
- Jun 29, 1944 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 25, 2003
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com
Why any creature, let along a caterpillar, would be able to find any rhythm in Pinky's spastic, asthmatic [harmonica] playing is beyond me.
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Cast
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Cary Grant
as Jerry Flynn
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Janet Blair
as Jeannie Thompson
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James Gleason
as "The Moke"
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Ted Donaldson
as Pinky Thompson
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Howard Freeman
as McKenzie
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William Demarest
as Brandt
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Art Baker
as Gabriel Heatter
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Paul Stanton
as Dunhill
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Mickey McGuire
as Fatso
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John Abbott
as Reporter
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Eddie Acuff
as Shipyard Worker
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Iris Adrian
as Girl
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Murray Alper
as Soldier
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Kirk Alyn
as Attendant
- George Anderson
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Henry Armetta
as Barber
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Charles Arnt
as Reporter
- Vi Athens
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Lloyd Bridges
as Captain
- Don Barclay
- Charley Bates
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Billy Bevan
as Cop
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Lionel Braham
as Weight Lifter
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Lucille Browne
as Miss Flemmin
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Eddie Bruce
as Clerk
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Leonard Carey
as English Bobbie
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Lane Chandler
as Doorman
- Bill Chaney
- Cliff Clark
- Charles Coleman
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Mary Currier
as Secretary
- Pedro de Cordoba
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Vernon Dent
as Business Man
- John Dilson
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Jeff Donnell
as Brooklyn Girl
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Pauline Drake
as Telephone Operator
- George Eldredge
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Fern Emmett
as Teacher Type
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Walter Fenner
as Walt Disney Double
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Clyde Fillmore
as FBI Executive
- James Flavin
- Almeda Fowler
- Edward Gargan
- Vaughan Glaser
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William Gould
as Editor
- Gary Gray
- Harrison Greene
- Eula Guy
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Frank S. Hagney
as Assistant Cyclist
- Esther Howard
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Frederic Howard
as Photographer
- Marilyn Johnson
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Erwin Kalser
as Scientist
- Phyllis Kennedy
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Nolan Leary
as Elevator Man
- Anne Loos
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Robert Lowell
as Lieutenant
- Alex Melesh
- Sybil Merritt
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Torben Meyer
as Hotel Manager
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Ida Moore
as Gossipy Woman
- George N. Neise
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Jack Norton
as Customer
- Spec O'Donnell
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Garry Owen
as Mug
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Emory Parnell
as Radio Cop
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Barbara Pepper
as Taxi Girl
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Cyril Ring
as Man
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Christian Rub
as Janitor
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Sid Saylor
as Shipyard Worker
- Harry Strang
- Ray Teal
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George Tyne
as Jitterbug
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John Tyrrell
as Usher
- Emmett Vogan
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Ruth Warren
as Fatso's Mother
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Pierre Watkin
as Radio Stage Manager
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Cecil Weston
as Bits
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Robert B. Williams
as Stage Manager
- Lewis Wilson
- Isabel Withers
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Ian Wolfe
as Reporter
- Freeman Wood
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William Austin
as Assistant Hotel Manager
- Mary Field
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Joseph J. Greene
as Rajah Pirate
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John Kelly
as Truckman
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Robert Tafur
as Gaucho
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Tom Dugan
as Police Announcer
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George Bruggeman
as Trapeze Artist
- Richard H. Gordon
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Eddie Hall
as Bike Rider
- Grace Lenard
- William Yip
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Gary Bruce
as Technical Sergeant
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Thelma Joel
as Chorus Girl
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Lawrence Lathrop
as Call Boy
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Jack Lee
as Reporter
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Norval Mitchell
as Masseur
- Walter Pietila
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George Davis
as Waiter
- Ronnie Rondell
- Tom Kennedy