The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Boris PetroffDirector
- Samuel FullerScreenplay
- Edmund JosephScreenplay
Cast
- Mae ClarkeMary Jo Allen
- John PayneJimmy Maxwell
- Helen LyndGinger Connolly
- Luis AlberniCaesar Rosero
- Richard 'Skeets' GallagherBuzz Morton
- Franklin PangbornMr. Churchill
- Robert MiddlemassTex Connelly
- George IrvingJ.D. Murdock
- Clarence WilsonC.D. Pottingham
- Ernie StantonSecretary
- Val StantonValet
Stills
Themes
universal exhibition