''Slightly Terrific'' is a 1944 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
Edward F. Cline
Edward Francis Cline (November 4, 1891 – May 22, 1961) was an American screenwriter, actor, writer and director best known for his work with comedians W.C. Fields and Buster Keaton. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood, Ca ...
and written by Edward Dein and Stanley Davis. The film stars
Leon Errol
Leon Errol (born Leonce Errol Sims, July 3, 1881 – October 12, 1951) was an Australian-American comedian and actor in the United States, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in film ...
, Anne Rooney,
Eddie Quillan
Edward Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.
Vaudeville and silent fi ...
,
Richard Lane,
Betty Kean
Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 - September 29, 1986) was an actress and part of the 1950s era comedy duo the Kean Sisters with her sister Jane Kean. She married four times, including to actors such as her last husband comedian Lew Parker. She die ...
,
Ray Malone
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,
Lillian Cornell
Lillian Cornell (born Lillian Michuda; June 2, 1916 - May 25, 2015) was an American singer on old-time radio and an actress in films in the early 1940s.
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,
Donald Novis
Donald George Novis (3 March 1906 – 23 July 1966) was an English-born American actor and tenor.
Early life
Novis was born on 3 March 1906 in Hastings, Sussex to Frederick George Novis and Charlotte Morris.California County Marriages, 1850-1 ...
and Lorraine Krueger. The film was released on May 5, 1944, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Leon Errol
Leon Errol (born Leonce Errol Sims, July 3, 1881 – October 12, 1951) was an Australian-American comedian and actor in the United States, popular in the first half of the 20th century for his appearances in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in film ...
as James P. Tuttle / John P. Tuttle
*Anne Rooney as Julie Bryant
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Eddie Quillan
Edward Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor and singer whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s.
Vaudeville and silent fi ...
as Charlie Young
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Richard Lane as Mike Hamilton
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Betty Kean
Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 - September 29, 1986) was an actress and part of the 1950s era comedy duo the Kean Sisters with her sister Jane Kean. She married four times, including to actors such as her last husband comedian Lew Parker. She die ...
as Marie Mason
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Ray Malone
Ray may refer to:
Fish
* Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea
* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
Science and mathematics
* Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
* Ray (gra ...
as Joey Bryant
*
Lillian Cornell
Lillian Cornell (born Lillian Michuda; June 2, 1916 - May 25, 2015) was an American singer on old-time radio and an actress in films in the early 1940s.
Early years
Cornell was born Lillian Michuda June 2, 1916, in Chicago. Her name was changed ...
as Gypsy Queen
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Donald Novis
Donald George Novis (3 March 1906 – 23 July 1966) was an English-born American actor and tenor.
Early life
Novis was born on 3 March 1906 in Hastings, Sussex to Frederick George Novis and Charlotte Morris.California County Marriages, 1850-1 ...
as Patrick Michael O'Toole
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Lorraine Krueger
Lorraine Krueger (February 27, 1918 – July 15, 2003) was an American actress. She appeared in the films '' New Faces of 1937'', '' Everybody's Doing It'', '' I'm From the City'', '' Exposed'', '' Idiot's Delight'', '' The Farmer's Daughter'', ...
as Peggy
*Jayne Forrest as Valerie
*Lee Bennett as Freddie Jordan
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{{Edward F. Cline
1944 films
American comedy films
1944 comedy films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Edward F. Cline
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films