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''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 ...
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*Ken Murray as Barney Nelson *
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 * Elvia Allman as Cobina Gusher *Blanche Stewart as Brenda Gusher *
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 * J. Carrol Naish as Steve Kalkus *Lela Moore as herself * Jack Norton as Alonzo Smith *
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 * William B. Davidson as Mayor Green of San Bernardino * John Harmon as Mac *Forbes Murray as Mayor Brown of Pasadena * Ralph Emerson as Mayor Gray of Bakersfield * Ray Walker as Jerry *
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 * Truman Bradley as Radio Announcer * Beryl Wallace as Miss DuBarry *Ruth Rogers as Miss DeMilo * Sheila Ryan as Miss Borgia *John Laing as Vic *Mary Lou Cook as The Hot Singer *Florine McKinney as Girl Orchestra Leader *
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


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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 {{musical-film-stub