Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Cast
Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen
Chic Johnson
Chic Johnson
Martha Raye
Betty Johnson
Hugh Herbert
Quimby
Jane Frazee
Kitty Rand
Robert Paige
Jeff Hunter
Mischa Auer
Pepi
Richard Lane
Director
Lewis Howard
Woody Taylor
Clarence Kolb
Andrew Rand
Nella Walker
Mrs. Rand
Shemp Howard
Louie
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Selby
Frank Darien
Man Calling for Mrs. Jones
Kay Johnson
Lena - Lady Looking for Oscar
Gus Schilling
Orchestra Conductor
Slim Gaillard
Slim
Slam Stewart
Slam
Harlem Congeroos
Dancers
Olive Hatch
Water Ballet Specialty
Eddie Acuff
Drafted Devil (uncredited)
Kathryn Adams
Girl (uncredited)
Sig Arno
Orchestra Bass Player (uncredited)
Frank Austin
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
George Chandler
Movie Cameraman (uncredited)
Milton Charleston
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Dean Collins
Betty's Jitterbug Dancing Partner (uncredited)
Billy Curtis
Bodyguard (uncredited)
George Davis
Russian Butler (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Photographer at Pool (uncredited)
William Downe
Himself - Dancer (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Audience Extra (uncredited)
Karen X. Gaylord
Party Guest (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Louie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Julia Griffith
Party Guest (uncredited)
Ben Hall
Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Showboat Captain (uncredited)
George Humbert
Chef with Bread (uncredited)
Frances 'Micky' Jones
Herself - Dancer (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Woman at Skeet Range (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Junior (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Audience Member (uncredited)
Jimmie Lucas
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Norma Miller
Dancer - Cook (uncredited)
Susan Miller
Mother Calling for Junior (uncredited)
Al Minns
Dancer - Butler (uncredited)
Harry Monty
Midget Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Young Man (uncredited)
Joseph North
Butler (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Butler in Pool (uncredited)
Jean Porter
Chorine (uncredited)
Dorothy Raye
Dancer (uncredited)
Billy Ricker
Himself - Dancer (uncredited)
Willa Mae Ricker
Herself - Dancer (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)
Bob Rose
Shorty - Butler (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
Dwarf Devil (uncredited)
Fred Sanborn
Man Playing Tic-Tac-Toe (uncredited)
Rex Stewart
Trumpet Specialty (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes
Max Kane (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Man Who Falls Into Pool / Frankenstein Monster (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Audience Extra (uncredited)
Terry Walker
Maid (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Photographer (uncredited)
Dave Willock
Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Audience Member (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Party Guest (uncredited)
Hazel Dohlman
Audience Member (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Party Guest (uncredited)
Danny Beck
Man reading magazine
Edward Biby
Audience Member (uncredited)
George Ford
Party Guest (uncredited)
Crew
H. C. Potter
Director
Nat Perrin
Screenplay
Warren Wilson
Screenplay
Milton Carruth
Editor
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Elwood Bredell
Director of Photography
Joseph A. McDonough
Assistant Director
Jules Levey
Producer
Alex Gottlieb
Associate Producer
Glenn Tryon
Associate Producer
Vera West
Costume Design
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
Gene de Paul
Songs
Don Raye
Lyricist
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
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