Behind the Eight Ball

Behind the Eight Ball

1942
1h 0m
4.7

4.7/10

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"FUN STARS ! TUNE-STARS! LOVE-STARS! Hep-steppers and Happy Honeys!"

Overview

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 4, 1942
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0034500

Cast

Al Ritz
Al Ritz

Al Jester

Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz

Jimmy Jester

Harry Ritz
Harry Ritz

Harry Jester

Carol Bruce
Carol Bruce

Joan Barry

Dick Foran
Dick Foran

Bill Edwards

Grace McDonald
Grace McDonald

Babs

Johnny Downs
Johnny Downs

Danny

William Demarest
William Demarest

McKenzie

Key Crew

Edward F. Cline
Director
Mel Ronson
Screenplay
Stanley Roberts
Screenplay