Laugh Your Blues Away

"Happy High-Jinx...With Music!"

1942 1h 5m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Hired actors posing as Russian royalty complicate a social-climbing mother's efforts to fix up her son with the daughter of a wealthy Texas rancher.

“Happy High-Jinx...With Music!”

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Cast

Jinx Falkenburg
Pam Crawford/Olga
Bert Gordon
Boris Rascalnikoff
Johnny Mitchell
Jimmy Westerly (as Douglas Drake)
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Westerly
Roger Clark
Blake Henley
Vivien Oakland
Mrs. Conklin
George Lessey
Mr. Westerly
Dick Elliott
Mr. Conklin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Barton
Writers: Harry Sauber, Ned Dandy
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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84 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Jinx Falkenburg and Bert Gordon and Johnny Mitchell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Happy High-Jinx...With Music!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0036100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Charles Barton directs. 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.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Jinx Falkenburg and Bert Gordon and Johnny Mitchell carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Happy High-Jinx...With Music!".
6IMDB entry: tt0036100 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.