''This Way Please'' is a 1937 American musical comedy directed by
Robert Florey
Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor.
Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked a ...
and featuring
Charles "Buddy" Rogers, a popular singer from the days of vaudeville entertainment.
According to historian
Martin Grams
Martin Grams Jr. (born April 19, 1977) is an American popular culture historian who wrote and co-wrote over thirty books about network broadcasting and motion-pictures. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Grams is the son of a magician, Martin Grams Sr. ...
, the film was the introduction of
Mary Livingstone (Mrs.
Jack Benny
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with ...
) and Jim and Marian Jordan (radio's
Fibber McGee and Molly
''Fibber McGee and Molly'' (1935–1959) was a longtime highly popular husband-and-wife team radio comedy program.
The situation comedy was a staple of the NBC Red Network from 1936 on, after originating on NBC Blue in 1935. One of the most ...
). It was also
Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million; for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she reig ...
's first motion picture under contract with Paramount Studios.
Plot
Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million; for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she reig ...
plays young Jane Morrow, who applies for the job of a theater usherette, and encounters her matinée idol. After he takes a liking to her, he arranges for her to audition in front of an audience. Jane is a hit, making her idol less favorable. Jane soon finds herself engaged to another man, so a battle of romantic wits ensues.
Cast
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Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Brad Morgan
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Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million; for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she reig ...
as Jane Morrow
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Ned Sparks as Inky Wells
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Jim Jordan as Fibber McGee
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Marian Jordan as Molly McGee
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Porter Hall as S.J. Crawford
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Lee Bowman as Stu Randall
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Cecil Cunningham as Miss Eberhardt
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Mary Livingstone as Maxine Barry
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Wally Vernon as Bumps
External links
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1937 films
1937 musical comedy films
American musical comedy films
1930s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Robert Florey
Paramount Pictures films
1930s American films
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