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One Night in the Tropics is a american film of genre Comedy directed by A. Edward Sutherland released in USA on 15 november 1940 with Allan Jones

One Night in the Tropics (1940)

One Night in the Tropics
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Released in USA 15 november 1940
Length 1h22
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Musical theatre,    Musical,    Romance
Rating62% 3.1466553.1466553.1466553.1466553.146655

One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of Abbott and Costello. The team play minor roles but steal the picture with five classic routines, including an abbreviated version of "Who's On First?" Their work earned them a two-picture deal with Universal, and their next film, Buck Privates, made them bona fide movie stars. Songs in the film were by Jerome Kern. The film is based on a 1914 novel, Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of Charlie Chan.


Filmed as silent in 1919 as Love Insurance by Paramount with Bryant Washburn and Lois Wilson. and in 1925 by Universal as The Reckless Age.

Synopsis

Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve (Robert Cummings): a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia (Nancy Kelly). The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey (Peggy Moran), and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe (William Frawley), who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. Everyone involved in the situation winds up sailing or flying to San Marcos (a fictional South American country), where another complication arises, when Lucky falls for Cynthia. Lucky winds up marrying Cynthia, but Roscoe does not have to pay the $1-million because Steve ends up marrying Mickey.

Actors

Allan Jones

(Jim Moore)Mary Boland

(Aunt Kitty Marblehead)Don Alvarado

(Rodolfo)Nancy Kelly

(Cynthia Merrick)Bud Abbott

(Abbott)
And :
Lou Costello
William Frawley
Robert Cummings
Peggy Moran
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