One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Director:
A. Edward Sutherland
Writers:
Gertrude Purcell, Charles Grayson.
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Allan Jones as Jim Moore |
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Nancy Kelly as Cynthia Merrick |
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Robert Cummings as Steve Harper |
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Bud Abbott as Abbott |
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Lou Costello as Costello |
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Mary Boland as Aunt Kitty Marblehead |
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William Frawley as Roscoe |
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Peggy Moran as Mickey Fitzgerald |
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Leo Carrillo as Escobar |
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Don Alvarado as Rodolfo |
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Nina Orla as Nina |
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Richard Carle as James G. Moore |
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Eddie Acuff as First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) |
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William Alston as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
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Brooks Benedict as Croupier (uncredited) |
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Harry C. Bradley as Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited) |
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Tyler Brooke as First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Cop with Black Eye (uncredited) |
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Mina Farragut as Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited) |
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Vivien Fay as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Charlie Hall as Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited) |
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Kathleen Howard as Judge McCracken (uncredited) |
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Kay Leslie as Native Girl (uncredited) |
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Jerry Mandy as Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) |
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Francis McDonald as Escobar's Aide (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Murphy as Drunk in Court (uncredited) |
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William H. O'Brien as Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited) |
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Barnett Parker as Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited) |
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Sally Payne as Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited) |
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Frank Penny as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Theodore Rand as Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited) |
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Cyril Ring as Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited) |
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Larry Steers as Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
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Denny Sullivan as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Russell Wade as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Katherine Yorke as Amused woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Writing | Gertrude Purcell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charles Grayson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Earl Derr Biggers | Novel |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Production | Leonard Spigelgass | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Crew | Joseph A. Valentine | Cinematography |
| Art | Jack Otterson | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Joseph A. McDonough | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Art | Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Joe Lapis | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Charles Previn | Music Director |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Orchestrator |
