"The World's Five Funniest Comedians!" 19 December 1936 Comedy 86 mins
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.
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Jack Benny as J. Davis Bowster
George Burns as George Hymen
Gracie Allen as Calliope Dove
Martha Raye as Daisy Schloggenheimer
Mary Boland as Carola P. Gaye
Ben Blue as Electrician
Marsha Hunt as Sylvia Smith
Leif Erickson as Dick Winters
Eleanore Whitney as Eleanore Wayne
Johnny Downs as Johnny Jones
Etienne Girardot as Hercules Dove
Olympe Bradna as Felice L'Hommedieu
Jed Prouty as Sheriff Trimble
Margaret Seddon as Mrs. Schloggenheimer
Spec O'Donnell as Lafayette
Richard Carle as Judge Bent (uncredited)
Harlan Thompson Producer
Edith Head Costume Design
Henry Myers Screenplay
J.P. McEvoy Screenplay
Jay Gorney Screenplay
Frank Tuttle Director
Harlan Ware Screenplay
Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography
Burton Lane Songs
Leo Robin Lyricist
Ralph Rainger Songs
Ralph Freed Lyricist
United States 19 December 1936
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