Laugh_It_Off_(1939_film)

<i>Laugh It Off</i> (1939 film)

Laugh It Off (1939 film)

1939 film

For the British film, see Laugh It Off (1940 film).

Laugh It Off is a 1939 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Marjorie Rambeau and Cecil Cunningham.[1] It was shot at Universal City in Hollywood. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson.[2]

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Plot

Four veteran actresses are turned out of an retirement home for entertainers when the Spencer Trust that owns it goes bust. One of them gets her lawyer nephew to seek out the only remaining member of the Spencer family, a young woman named Ruth, who proves sympathetic but has no money to help. They next turn to the idea of reopening a failed gambling club as a popular nightclub in which they will all appear and sing. However this threatens to embarrass their respectable relations who try and prevent it.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    Hischack p.317
  2. [2]
    BFI.org

Bibliography

  • Hischack, Thomas S.. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.


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