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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 235 1940s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic78/100
252 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard HawksDirector
- Charles BrackettScreenplay
- Billy WilderScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary CooperProfessor Bertram Potts
- Barbara StanwyckSugarpuss O’Shea
- Oskar HomolkaProf. Gurkakoff
- Henry TraversProf. Jerome
- S.Z. SakallProf. Magenbruch
- Tully MarshallProf. Robinson
- Leonid KinskeyProf. Quintana
- Richard HaydnProf. Oddly
- Aubrey MatherProf. Peagram
- Allen JenkinsGarbage Man
- Dana AndrewsJoe Lilac
- Dan DuryeaDuke Pastrami
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Themes
researchmarriage proposalslanggangsterprofessornightclubromcomencyclopediasingerus republican partymobsterblack and white
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