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On the run, a burlesque dancer hides out in a house where eight stuffy professors are compiling an encyclopaedia on current American slang... and gets taken on as an expert in "slanguage."
Original Release
01/09/1942
US Release
01/09/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Cooper | Professor Bertram Potts / Prof. Bertram Potts |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Sugarpuss O'Shea / Sugarpuss O’Shea |
| Oskar Homolka | Prof. Gurkakoff |
| Henry Travers | Prof. Jerome |
| S.Z. Sakall | Prof. Magenbruch |
| Tully Marshall | Prof. Robinson |
| Leonid Kinskey | Prof. Quintana |
| Richard Haydn | Prof. Oddly |
| Aubrey Mather | Prof. Peagram |
| Allen Jenkins | Garbage Man |
Directors
Writers
Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Thomas Monroe
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gary Cooper | Professor Bertram Potts / Prof. Bertram Potts |
| Barbara Stanwyck | Sugarpuss O'Shea / Sugarpuss O’Shea |
| Oskar Homolka | Prof. Gurkakoff |
| Henry Travers | Prof. Jerome |
| S.Z. Sakall | Prof. Magenbruch |
| Tully Marshall | Prof. Robinson |
| Leonid Kinskey | Prof. Quintana |
| Richard Haydn | Prof. Oddly |
| Aubrey Mather | Prof. Peagram |
| Allen Jenkins | Garbage Man |
| Dana Andrews | Joe Lilac |
| Dan Duryea | Duke Pastrami |
| Ralph Peters | Asthma Anderson |
| Kathleen Howard | Miss Bragg |
| Mary Field | Miss Totten |
| Charles Lane | Larsen |
| Charles Arnt | McNeary |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Waiter |
| Alan Rhein | 'Horseface' |
| Eddie Foster | Pinstripe |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture | Nominated |
