''You're Out of Luck'' is a 1941 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Howard Bretherton
Howard Bretherton (13 February 1890, in Tacoma, Washington – 12 April 1969, in San Diego, California) was an American film director, film editor, and the father of film editor David Bretherton.
Career
He began his career as a propman and then ...
and written by Edmond Kelso. The film stars
Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...
,
Kay Sutton
Katherine Warburton "Kay" Sutton (June 14, 1915 – March 1, 1988) was an American actress.
Personal life
Sutton was married four times, Frederick Moulton Alger, Dan Topping (his fourth marriage), Clifton Stokes Weaver and Edward Cronjager.
P ...
,
Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films.
E ...
, Vickie Lester, Richard Bond and
Janet Shaw. The film was released on January 20, 1941, by
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...
.
Plot
Frankie and Jeff are working in an apartment building when one of the guests is murdered, then Frankie's brother Tom turns out to be the detective in charge of the case. Tom asks the duo to keep an eye to a suspect living in the building, however they end up getting more involved than they should.
Cast
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Frankie Darro
Frankie Darro (born Frank Johnson, Jr.; December 22, 1917 – December 25, 1976) was an American actor and later in his career a stuntman. He began his career as a child actor in silent films, progressed to lead roles and co-starring roles ...
as Frankie O'Reilly
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Kay Sutton
Katherine Warburton "Kay" Sutton (June 14, 1915 – March 1, 1988) was an American actress.
Personal life
Sutton was married four times, Frederick Moulton Alger, Dan Topping (his fourth marriage), Clifton Stokes Weaver and Edward Cronjager.
P ...
as Marjorie Overton
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Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland (September 3, 1902 – September 28, 1973) was an American actor and comedian most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. He starred in numerous films. His daughter Marcella Moreland appeared as a child actress in several films.
E ...
as Jeff Jefferson
*Vickie Lester as Sonya Varney
*Richard Bond as Tom O'Reilly
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Janet Shaw as Joyce Dayton
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Tris Coffin
Tristram Chockley Coffin (August 13, 1909 – March 26, 1990) was a film and television actor from the latter 1930s through the 1970s, usually in westerns or other B-movie action-adventure productions.
Early years
Coffin's mother was actre ...
as Dick Whitney
*Willy Castello as Johnny Burke
*Alfred Hall as Mr. Haskell
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Paul Maxey
Paul Regan Maxey (March 15, 1907 – June 3, 1963) was an American actor.
Born in Wheaton, Illinois, the rotund Maxey played character roles in films from 1937, notably as the composer Victor Herbert in ''Till the Clouds Roll By'' (1946) ...
as Pete
*Ralph Peters as Mulligan
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Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series.
Career
Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...
as Benny
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Jack Mather
John Eugene Mather (September 7, 1907 – August 16, 1966) was an American radio and television actor, best known for playing The Cisco Kid on radio and for being the original voice of Wally Walrus.
Early life and career
Mather was born on a fa ...
as Hymie
*Gene O'Donnell as Hal Dayton
*William E. Snyder as Jack
References
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{{Howard Bretherton
1941 films
1940s English-language films
American comedy films
1941 comedy films
Monogram Pictures films
Films directed by Howard Bretherton
American black-and-white films
1940s American films
English-language comedy films