''You'll Find Out'' is a 1940 American
comedy film
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directed by
David Butler and starring
Kay Kyser
James Kern Kyser (June 18, 1905 – July 23, 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s.
Early years
James Kern Kyser was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of pharmacists Emil ...
. In 1940, the film was nominated for an
Academy Award
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for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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("I'd Know You Anywhere") at the
13th Academy Awards
The 13th Academy Awards were held on February 27, 1941, to honor films released in 1940. This was the first year that sealed envelopes were used to keep the names of the winners secret. The accounting firm of Price Waterhouse was hired to count ...
. In the film, members of an orchestra hired to play at a young heiress's birthday party uncover a plot against her.
[Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 263-264] The film was very popular and made a profit of $167,000.
Plot
After Kay Kyser and his orchestra arrive at the castle-shaped mansion, the drawbridge leading to it is mysteriously dynamited, stranding both entertainers and guests.
Kyser is suspicious of mystic Prince Saliano, and for good reason. He is taking advantage of the heiress' Aunt Bellacrest's belief in spiritualism to swindle the estate out of large sums of money. Saliano has been "planted" in the house by the "respectable" family attorney, Judge Mainwaring. Also in on the swindle is Professor Fenninger, who claims to be an expert on uncovering phony spiritualists (something
he has no real intention of doing).
After a series of typical "haunted house" jokes, Kyser uncovers a basement "command center" that provides the special effects for Saliano's phony seances.
The three criminals attempt to escape using dynamite as a shield. But a friendly dog retrieves the lit stick and returns it to the criminals. There is a loud explosion, and the dog returns carrying Saliano's turban.
Cast
See also
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Boris Karloff filmography
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Bela Lugosi filmography
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), best known for the original screen portrayal of Bram Stoker's Dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his 39-year film career. He appeared in films made in his native Hungary, Germany and New York before ...
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1940 films
1940 comedy films
American comedy films
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
Films directed by David Butler
Films scored by Roy Webb
RKO Pictures films
1940s American films
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