Pardon Our Nerve

"Two Little Racket Dears Pay Off in a Million Laughs!"

1939 1h 5m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Big Town Girls have dating service jobs long enough to learn that a society matron needs a boxer to perform at a party. They talk a waiter into playing the part and a series of accidents and tricks sends him on a boxing career.

“Two Little Racket Dears Pay Off in a Million Laughs!”

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Cast

Lynn Bari
Terry Wilson
June Gale
Judy Davis
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Samson Smith
Michael Whalen
Dick Malone
Edward Brophy
Nosey Nelson
John Miljan
Duke Page
Theodore von Eltz
Lucky Carson
Ward Bond
Kid Ramsey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Writers: Helen Logan, Robert Ellis, Elizabeth Reinhardt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Big Town Girls" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, shot by Charles G. Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Lynn Bari and June Gale and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two Little Racket Dears Pay Off in a Million Laughs!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031785 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

H. Bruce Humberstone directs. Charles G. Clarke behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Big Town Girls" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, shot by Charles G. Clarke. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Lynn Bari and June Gale and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Two Little Racket Dears Pay Off in a Million Laughs!".
8IMDB entry: tt0031785 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.