Hats Off (1936)
The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love.
Director:
Boris Petroff
Writers:
Edmund Joseph, Samuel Fuller.
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Mae Clarke as Mary Jo Allen |
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John Payne as Jimmy Maxwell |
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Helen Lynd as Ginger Connolly |
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Luis Alberni as Caesar Rosero |
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Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher as Buzz Morton |
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Franklin Pangborn as Mr. Churchill |
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Robert Middlemass as Tex Connelly |
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George Irving as J.D. Murdock |
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Clarence Wilson as C.D. Pottingham |
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Ernie Stanton as Secretary |
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Val Stanton as Valet |
| Directing | Boris Petroff | Director |
| Writing | Edmund Joseph | Story |
| Crew | Thiele Lawrence | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Samuel Fuller | Story |
| Writing | Edmund Joseph | Screenplay |
| Writing | Samuel Fuller | Screenplay |
