No Time for Comedy (1940)
Overview
An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2833 |
Directed By
William Keighley
Crew
William Keighley
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Robert Lord
Hal B. Wallis
Jack L. Warner
Heinz Roemheld
Ernest Haller
Owen Marks
John Hughes
Orry-Kelly
Perc Westmore
Frank Heath
Stanley Jones
TOP CAST
James Stewart
Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook
Rosalind Russell
Linda Paige Esterbrook
Genevieve Tobin
Amanda 'Mandy' Swift
Charles Ruggles
Philo Swift
Allyn Joslyn
Morgan Carrell
Clarence Kolb
Richard Benson
Louise Beavers
Clementine
J.M. Kerrigan
Jim
Lawrence Grossmith
Frank
Robert Greig
Robert
Frank Faylen
Cab Driver
Herbert Anderson
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
James Burke
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Mildred Coles
Young Actress in Show (uncredited)
Bonnie Gaye Cowen
(uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Sweeny (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Joe (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Bartender at Wyler's Party (uncredited)
William Hopper
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Arthur Housman
Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Pearson (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Call Boy (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Linda's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
First-Nighter (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Bumping Man Exiting Subway (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Cashier (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Backstage Man (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Party Guest (uncredited)
Nella Walker
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
First-Nighter (uncredited)
Leo White
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Actor in Show (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
First-Nighter (uncredited)
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