El arca de oro (1941)
James Hamilton toca la armónica en una pequeña banda, que se propone actuar en un programa de radio, pero no dispone de medios para ensayar en un estudio, así que tiene que conformarse con hacerlo en el tejado de una pensión, cuya propietaria tiene una hija, de la que James se ha enamorado. La situación se complica cuando un magnate los denuncia porque su música le molesta y lo peor es que el magnate es uno de los patrocinadores del programa de radio, en el que la banda desea actuar.
Directora:
George Marshall
Escritor:
Walter DeLeon
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James Stewart as James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Haskell |
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Paulette Goddard as Molly McCorkle |
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Horace Heidt as Horace Heidt |
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Charles Winninger as Charles 'C.J.' Haskell |
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Mary Gordon as Mom McCorkle |
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Frank Melton as Jasper Backus |
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Jed Prouty as J.K. Louderman |
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Charles Arnt as Parks (butler) |
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James Flavin as Sheriff Bud Connolly |
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Dick Hogan as Willie McCorkle |
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James Burke as Lt. Grady |
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Donna Wood as Donna McCorkle |
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Larry Cotton as Larry Cotton, Vocalist |
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William H. O'Brien as Country Club Waiter (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Beverly Andre as Alice (uncredited) |
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Herbert Ashley as Doorman (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon as Onlooker (uncredited) |
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Bobby Barber as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Arthur Berkeley as Onlooker (uncredited) |
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Harry Bowen as Streetsweeper (uncredited) |
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Aldrich Bowker as Judge Mike Murray (uncredited) |
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Ed Brady as Fruit & Vegetable Vendor (uncredited) |
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Frankie Carle as Frankie, Pianist (uncredited) |
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Art Carney as Band Member / Radio Announcer (uncredited) |
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Virginia Carroll as Haskell's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Ken Christy as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Edgar Dearing as Police Officer McGinty (uncredited) |
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Dick Dennis as Singer (uncredited) |
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Abe Dinovitch as Fish Peddler (uncredited) |
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Evelyn Dockson as Mrs. Sweeney (uncredited) |
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Fern Emmett as Boy's Mother (uncredited) |
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Carlos Fernando as Orchestra Leader (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as Sheriff Bud Connolly (uncredited) |
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John Frank as Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
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Jody Gilbert as Helga Svenson (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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William Gould as Chalmers (attorney) (uncredited) |
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Eddie Gribbon as Expressman (uncredited) |
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Paul Gustine as Minitor Man (uncredited) |
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Ray Hanson as Office in Courtroom (uncredited) |
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John Holland as Sponsor (uncredited) |
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Bud Jamison as Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
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Jack Kenny as Prospector (uncredited) |
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Roy Lester as Jitterbug (uncredited) |
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Charles McAvoy as Turnkey (uncredited) |
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Jewel McGowan as Jitterbug (uncredited) |
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Howard M. Mitchell as Jailer (uncredited) |
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Nellie V. Nichols as Mrs. Poppadolis (uncredited) |
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David Oliver as Drunken Cellmate (uncredited) |
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Max Ong as Wong Lung - Chinese laundry worker (uncredited) |
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Nestor Paiva as Canadian Guide (uncredited) |
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Victor Potel as Olaf Svenson (uncredited) |
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Purnell Pratt as Thompson (uncredited) |
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Tom Quinn as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Alvino Rey as Pedal Steel Guitar Player (uncredited) |
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Claire Rochelle as Mrs. Stevens - Mary's Mother (uncredited) |
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Buddy Roosevelt as Office in Anteroom (uncredited) |
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Henry Roquemore as Mr. Samson - Federal Inspector (uncredited) |
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Mel Ruick as Announcer (uncredited) |
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Mary Ruth as Mary Stevens - Gifted Little Piano Player (uncredited) |
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Tim Ryan as 'Snooky' - Spieler (uncredited) |
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Harland Tucker as Sponsor (uncredited) |
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Fred Walburn as Boy in Doorway (uncredited) |
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Jay Ward as Boyfriend (uncredited) |
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Pat West as Trading Post Manager (uncredited) |
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George Whalley as Haskell's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
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Paul White as Bootblack (uncredited) |
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Katherine Yorke as Nightclub patron (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Marshall | Director |
| Writing | Walter DeLeon | Screenplay |
| Directing | William Tummel | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ned Scott | Still Photographer |
| Production | James Roosevelt | Producer |
| Camera | Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Lloyd Nosler | Editor |
| Art | Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Taylor | Costume Design |
| Sound | Percy Townsend | Sound |
| Sound | Basil Adlam | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Louis Forbes | Music Director |