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Eager to make a name in radio, ex-vaudevillian Frank Merriweather (Frank Morgan) hits the airwaves by playing all the roles in a skit about Martian invaders. He plays the parts too well, raising panic in the streets and causing station brass to fire him. Hullabaloo's spoof of the Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds radio event is an antic highlight of this movie musical centered on merrily befogged Merriweather's attempt to restore his career – all while reuniting with his three children (from his three alimony-seeking ex-wives!).
Original Release
10/25/1940
US Release
10/25/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Morgan | Frankie Merriweather / Frankie' Merriweather |
Virginia Grey | Laura Merriweather |
Dan Dailey | Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.) / Bob Strong |
Billie Burke | Penny Merriweather |
Nydia Westman | Lulu Perkins |
Ann Morriss | Wilma Norton |
Donald Meek | Mr. Clyde Perkins |
Reginald Owen | 'Buzz' Foster |
Charles Holland | Singing Bellhop |
Leni Lynn | Judy Merriweather |
Directors
Writers
Bradford Ropes, Val Burton, Nat Perrin, Dorothy Yost
Cast
Name | Character |
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Frank Morgan | Frankie Merriweather / Frankie' Merriweather |
Virginia Grey | Laura Merriweather |
Dan Dailey | Bob Strong (as Dan Dailey Jr.) / Bob Strong |
Billie Burke | Penny Merriweather |
Nydia Westman | Lulu Perkins |
Ann Morriss | Wilma Norton |
Donald Meek | Mr. Clyde Perkins |
Reginald Owen | 'Buzz' Foster |
Charles Holland | Singing Bellhop |
Leni Lynn | Judy Merriweather |
Virginia O'Brien | Virginia Ferris |
Curt Bois | Armand Francois |
Sara Haden | 'Sue' Merriweather |
Larry Nunn | 'Terry' Merriweather |
Barnett Parker | Samuel Stephens |
George Lessey | Mr. Arthur Jay Norton |
Cy Kendall | Mr. Wilson |
Connie Gilchrist | Arline Merriweather |
King Baggot | Man in Audience |
Jules Cowles | Man in Audience |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Louis K. Sidney | Producer |