''Hello, Sucker'' is a 1941 American

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directed by

Edward F. Cline Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Cal ...

and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars

Hugh Herbert Hugh Herbert (August 10, 1885 – March 12, 1952) was an American motion picture comedian. He began his career in vaudeville and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches. Career Born in Binghamton, New York, Herbert attended Cornell Univers ...

, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey,

Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards. Career Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in S ...

and

Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the production of '' The Passing Show of 1914''. He con ...

. The film was released on July 11, 1941, by

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Synopsis

A young couple take over a failing booking agency for

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performers and try to turn the business around with the assistance of Hubert Worthington Clippe.

Cast

as Hubert Worthington Clippe * Tom Brown as Bob Wade * Peggy Moran as Rosalie Watson *

Lewis Howard Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ...

as Walter Guggin * June Storey as Trixie Medcalf *

as G. Remington 'Max' Conway *

as Connors *

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 actor in several films. Ear ...

as Elevator Boy * Janet Warren as Receptionist *

Nell O'Day Nell O'Day (September 22, 1909 – January 5, 1989) was an accomplished American equestrian and B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography O'Day was born in Prairie Hill, Texas. Her father was an official with a railroad. Her firs ...

as Model *Dorothy Darrell as Model * William Black (actor) as Man with dog (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

External links

* {{Edward F. Cline 1941 films American comedy films 1941 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Edward F. Cline American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films