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Never Say Die is a 1939 romantic comedy film starring Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Based on a play of the same title by William H. Post and William Collier Sr., which ran on Broadway for 151 performances in 1912, the film was directed by Elliott Nugent and written for the screen by Dan Hartman, Frank Butler and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast features Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman and Monty Woolley.
The Post/Collier play had previously been adapted in 1924 as a silent film of the same name and was remade as the 2004 South Korean film Someone Special. Other films with the same or similar titles are not related.
Original Release
03/07/1939
US Release
03/07/1939
Cast
Name | Character |
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Martha Raye | Mickey Hawkins |
Bob Hope | John Kidley |
Andy Devine | Henry Munch |
Alan Mowbray | Prince Smirnov / le Prince Smirnov |
Gale Sondergaard | Juno Marko |
Sig Ruman | Poppa Ingleborg |
Ernest Cossart | Jeepers |
Paul Harvey | Jasper Hawkins |
Frances Arms | Momma Ingleborg |
Ivan F. Simpson | Kretsky |
Directors
Writers
Don Hartman, Frank Butler, Preston Sturges, William H. Post
Cast
Name | Character |
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Martha Raye | Mickey Hawkins |
Bob Hope | John Kidley |
Andy Devine | Henry Munch |
Alan Mowbray | Prince Smirnov / le Prince Smirnov |
Gale Sondergaard | Juno Marko |
Sig Ruman | Poppa Ingleborg |
Ernest Cossart | Jeepers |
Paul Harvey | Jasper Hawkins |
Frances Arms | Momma Ingleborg |
Ivan F. Simpson | Kretsky |
Monty Woolley | Dr. Schmidt |
Foy Van Dolsen | Kretsky's Bodyguard |
Christian Rub | The Mayor |
Max Barwyn | Fourth Officer |
Charles Brokaw | 2nd Second at Duel |
James B. Carson | Hotel Proprietor |
Hobart Cavanaugh | Druggist |
Janet Elsie Clark | Hannah |
Hans Conried | Bit Part / Concertina Player |
Gino Corrado | Waiter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Jones | Producer |