''Slightly Scandalous'' is a 1946 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Will Jason Will Jason (1910–1970) was an American film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1940s.Drew p.262 Selected filmography * '' The Soul of a Monster'' (1944) * '' Tahiti Nights'' (1944) * '' Eve Knew He ...

and written by

Erna Lazarus Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 – February 19, 2006) was a screen and television writer from the 1930s through the 1960s. Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the founding members of the Scr ...

, David Mathews, Joel Malone and Jerry Warner. The film stars Frederick Brady,

Sheila Ryan Sheila Ryan (born Katherine Elizabeth McLaughlin, June 8, 1921 – November 4, 1975) was an American actress who appeared in more than 60 movies. Career Born in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan went to Hollywood in 1939 at the age of 18. Her acting career b ...

, Paula Drew,

Walter Catlett Walter Leland Catlett (February 4, 1889 – November 14, 1960) was an American actor and comedian. He made a career of playing excitable, meddlesome, temperamental, and officious blowhards. Career Catlett was born on February 4, 1889, in S ...

Lita Baron Lita Baron (born Isabel Castro; August 11, 1923 – December 16, 2015) was a Spanish-born American actress and singer who appeared in movies and television shows for over 30 years. Early life Baron was born Isabel Castro in Almería, Spain ...

Louis DaPron Louis Francis DaPron (February 13, 1913, in Indiana – July 21, 1987, in Agoura, California) was an American dancer, choreographer and dance instructor. He worked often with tap dancer Donald O'Connor. Early days His parents were Elizabeth K ...

and Jack Marshall. It was released on August 2, 1946 by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

Plot

Cast

*Frederick Brady as Jerry Roberts / John Roberts / James Roberts *

as Christine Wright *

Paula Drew Paula Drew (born Tamara Victoria Dubin; ) is an American former actress, singer, and commercial spokesperson. Early years Drew was born in Detroit as Tamara Victoria Dubin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dubin, a factory superintendent and a nur ...

as Trudy Price *

as Mr. Wright *

as Lola *

as Rocky *Jack Marshall as Erwin *Nick Moro as Mexican Singer *

Frank Yaconelli Frank Yaconelli (October 2, 1898 – November 19, 1965) was an Italian-born American film actor. Biography When he was a child his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Boston. Yaconelli was a character actor playing supporting rol ...

as Mexican Singer *

Anne O'Neal Anne O'Neal (born Patsy Ann Epperson; December 23, 1893 – November 24, 1971) was an American actress. She appeared in many films portraying matronly landladies, for example. On television, in 1957, she appeared on ''Gunsmoke'' as “Sabina P ...

as Minerva Wright *Dorese Midgley as Specialty Dancer *Georgann Smith as Specialty Dancer

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0038952, Slightly Scandalous 1946 films American comedy films 1946 comedy films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Will Jason American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films