''A Night at Earl Carroll's'' is a 1940 American
musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
directed by
Kurt Neumann and written by Lynn Starling. The film stars Ken Murray,
Rose Hobart
Rose Hobart (born Rose Kefer; May 1, 1906 – August 29, 2000) was an American actress and a Screen Actors Guild official.
Early years
Born in New York City, Hobart was the daughter of a cellist in the New York Symphony Orchestra, Paul Ke ...
,
Elvia Allman, Blanche Stewart,
Earl Carroll
Earl Carroll (September 16, 1893 – June 17, 1948) was an American theatrical producer, director, writer, songwriter and composer.
Early life
Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1893. He lived as an infant in the Nunnery Hill ( Fin ...
,
J. Carrol Naish, and Lela Moore.
The film was released on December 6, 1940 by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
.
Plot
Cast
*Ken Murray as Barney Nelson
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Rose Hobart
Rose Hobart (born Rose Kefer; May 1, 1906 – August 29, 2000) was an American actress and a Screen Actors Guild official.
Early years
Born in New York City, Hobart was the daughter of a cellist in the New York Symphony Orchestra, Paul Ke ...
as Ramona Lisa
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Elvia Allman as Cobina Gusher
*Blanche Stewart as Brenda Gusher
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Earl Carroll
Earl Carroll (September 16, 1893 – June 17, 1948) was an American theatrical producer, director, writer, songwriter and composer.
Early life
Carroll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1893. He lived as an infant in the Nunnery Hill ( Fin ...
as himself
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J. Carrol Naish as Steve Kalkus
*Lela Moore as herself
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Jack Norton as Alonzo Smith
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Russell Hicks
Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the ...
as Mayor Jones of Hollywood
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William B. Davidson as Mayor Green of San Bernardino
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John Harmon as Mac
*Forbes Murray as Mayor Brown of Pasadena
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Ralph Emerson as Mayor Gray of Bakersfield
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Ray Walker as Jerry
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Allan Cavan
Allan Cavan (March 25, 1880 – January 19, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in 145 films between 1917 and 1941.
Cavan was the son of Mrs. Averila Cavan, and he had a brother, Carl. He began working on films with Sam Goldwyn S ...
as Mayor White of El Centro
*George McKay as Mayor Stokes of San Diego
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Truman Bradley as Radio Announcer
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Beryl Wallace as Miss DuBarry
*Ruth Rogers as Miss DeMilo
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Sheila Ryan as Miss Borgia
*John Laing as Vic
*Mary Lou Cook as The Hot Singer
*Florine McKinney as Girl Orchestra Leader
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Emory Parnell
Emory Parnell (December 29, 1892 – June 22, 1979) was an American vaudeville performer and actor who appeared in over 250 films in his 36-year career.
Early years
Parnell was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. He spent eight months in the Arct ...
as Policeman
References
External links
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1940 films
Paramount Pictures films
American musical films
1940 musical films
Films directed by Kurt Neumann
Films scored by Victor Young
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language musical films
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