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Man About Town
Genres
ComedyMusic
Overview
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose financier husband neglects her. On a weekend at the Arlington country house, Bob is used by both Lady A. and her friend to make their husbands jealous; this works all too well, and Bob is in danger from both husbands.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1939-06-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
4.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jack Benny
Bob Temple
Dorothy Lamour
Diana Wilson
Edward Arnold
Sir John Arlington
Binnie Barnes
Lady Arlington
Monty Woolley
Henri Dubois
Isabel Jeans
Mme. Dubois
Phil Harris
Ted Nash
Betty Grable
Susan Hayes
E. E. Clive
Hotchkiss
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rochester
Matty Malneck
Matty Malneck
Cecil Kellaway
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Peggy Stewart
Mary (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley
Waiter #2 (uncredited)
Wesley Barry
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Leon Belasco
Arab Petitioner in Show (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
Servant (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Dorothy Dayton
Dancer (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Englishman (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Spectator Behind Lady Arlington (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon
Dancer (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Bob's Assistant (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
English Bobby (uncredited)
Kay Linaker
Receptionist (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Waiter in Show (uncredited)
Adolph Milar
Musselman
Leonard Mudie
Gibson (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Arab Petitioner in Show (uncredited)
Tiny Roebuck
Abdul (uncredited)
Patti Sacks
Jane (uncredited)
Clifford Severn
English Bellboy (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Waiter (uncredited)
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