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Going Places is a 1938 American musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. Dick Powell plays a sporting goods salesman who is forced to pose as a famous horseman as part of his scheme to boost sales and gets entangled in his lies. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Jeepers Creepers", premiered in this movie by Louis Armstrong, who sings it to a horse.
Original Release
12/31/1938
US Release
12/31/1938
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | Peter Mason |
| Anita Louise | Ellen Parker |
| Allen Jenkins | Droopy |
| Ronald Reagan | Jack Withering |
| Walter Catlett | Franklin Dexter |
| Harold Huber | Maxie |
| Larry Williams | Frank |
| Thurston Hall | Col. Withering |
| Minna Gombell | Cora Withering |
| Joyce Compton | Joan |
Directors
Writers
Sig Herzig, Jerry Wald, Maurice Leo, Victor Mapes, William Collier Sr., Earl Baldwin
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dick Powell | Peter Mason |
| Anita Louise | Ellen Parker |
| Allen Jenkins | Droopy |
| Ronald Reagan | Jack Withering |
| Walter Catlett | Franklin Dexter |
| Harold Huber | Maxie |
| Larry Williams | Frank |
| Thurston Hall | Col. Withering |
| Minna Gombell | Cora Withering |
| Joyce Compton | Joan |
| Robert Warwick | Frome |
| John Ridgely | Desk Clerk |
| Joe Cunningham | Night Clerk |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | Groom |
| George Reed | Sam |
| Louis Armstrong | Gabe |
| Maxine Sullivan | Specialty |
| Brooks Benedict | Party Guest / Racetrack Spectator |
| Ward Bond | Clarence - a Policeman |
| Eddy Chandler | Second Policeman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Glazer | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
