Chatterbox (1936)
Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes through her small New England town, to the disapproval of her stern grandfather, Uriah. Stowing away in the car of Philip Greene, a wealthy young man working with the theater troupe, Jenny talks her way into the play's lead role. But director Archie Fisher doesn't tell her that the new version of the play is meant as a spoof.
Director:
George Nichols Jr.
Writer:
Sam Mintz
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Anne Shirley as Jenny Yates |
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Phillips Holmes as Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr. |
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Edward Ellis as Uriah Lowell |
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Erik Rhodes as Archie Fisher |
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Margaret Hamilton as Emily 'Tippie' Tipton |
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Granville Bates as Philip Greene Sr. |
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Allen Vincent as Mr. Harrison |
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Lucille Ball as Lillian Temple |
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George Offerman, Jr. as Michael Arbuckle |
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Maxine Jennings as Herself |
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Richard Abbott as Mr. Blythe (uncredited) |
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Margaret Armstrong as Herself (uncredited) |
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William Gould as Laughing Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Wilfred Lucas as Himself (uncredited) |
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Mary MacLaren as Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann as Laughing Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Max Wagner as Himself (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Nichols Jr. | Director |
| Writing | David Carb | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Sam Mintz | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Sisk | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Robert De Grasse | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
| Art | Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Directing | Dewey Starkey | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alberto Colombo | Music Director |
| Sound | George D. Ellis | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Costume Designer |