A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
Newly-elected reform Mayor Jones celebrates his victory over the crooked political machine with a party at Earl Carroll's night club. Steve Kalkus, the defeated racketeer-politician, has Earl Carroll and several of his acts kidnapped, figuring the kidnapping coup will cause Jones to be laughed out of office. In Carroll's absence his assistant, Ramona Lisa, and his press agent, Barney Nelson put on the show themselves with the remaining talent, the chorus girls and also pressing into the entertainment cigarette girls, cloakroom girls, the doorman and others including oil heiresses Brenda Gusher and Cobina Gusher. Carroll and the other prisoners make their escape when a kidnapped juggling act sends their captors down in a barrage of beer bottles.
Director: Kurt Neumann
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Ken Murray as Barney Nelson |
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Rose Hobart as Ramona Lisa |
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Elvia Allman as Cobina Gusher |
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Blanche Stewart as Brenda Gusher |
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Earl Carroll as Self |
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Lillian Cornell as Self |
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J. Carrol Naish as Steve Kalkus |
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Leila Moore as Lela Moore |
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Jack Norton as Alonzo Smith |
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Russell Hicks as Mayor Jones of Hollywood |
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William B. Davidson as Mayor Green of San Bernardino |
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Forbes Murray as Mayor Brown of Pasadena |
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Ralph Emerson as Mayor Gray of Bakersfield |
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Allan Cavan as Mayor White of El Centro |
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George McKay as Mayor Stokes of San Diego |
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Truman Bradley as Radio Announcer |
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Beryl Wallace as Miss DuBarry |
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Ruth Rogers as Miss DeMilo |
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Sheila Ryan as Miss Borgia |
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Mary Lou Cook as The Hot Singer |
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Florine McKinney as Girl Orchestra Leader |
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Billy Gilbert as Machinist's Mate |
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George Meeker as Stage Manager |
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Lona Andre as Chorus Girl |
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Laverne Chase as Showgirl |
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Myrna Dell as Showgirl |
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Sandra Jolley as Chorus Girl |
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Wanda McKay as Girl in Steve's Party |
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Kay Sutton as Girl Attendant |
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Edna Waldron as Showgirl |
| Directing | Kurt Neumann | Director |
