Behind the Eight Ball

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Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

Directed by Edward F. Cline

“FUN STARS ! TUNE-STARS! LOVE-STARS! Hep-steppers and Happy Honeys!”

Music, Comedy · 1h 00m

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

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Cast

Al Ritz Al Jester Jimmy Ritz Jimmy Jester Harry Ritz Harry Jester Carol Bruce Joan Barry Dick Foran Bill Edwards Grace McDonald Babs Johnny Downs Danny William Demarest McKenzie

Crew

Director
Edward F. Cline
Screenplay
Mel Ronson, Stanley Roberts
Director of Photography
George Robinson

Details

Release date
1942-12-04
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Music, Comedy
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Universal Pictures