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Forty Naughty Girls

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
451
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James Gleason and Zasu Pitts in Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
ActionComedyCrimeMystery

While Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegar... Read allWhile Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegarde are on the case.While Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegarde are on the case.

  • Director
    • Edward F. Cline
  • Writers
    • John Grey
    • Stuart Palmer
    • Harold Daniel Kusel
  • Stars
    • James Gleason
    • Zasu Pitts
    • Marjorie Lord
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    451
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward F. Cline
    • Writers
      • John Grey
      • Stuart Palmer
      • Harold Daniel Kusel
    • Stars
      • James Gleason
      • Zasu Pitts
      • Marjorie Lord
    • 14User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Inspector Oscar Piper
    Zasu Pitts
    Zasu Pitts
    • Hildegarde Withers
    Marjorie Lord
    Marjorie Lord
    • June Preston
    George Shelley
    • Bert
    Joan Woodbury
    Joan Woodbury
    • Rita Marlowe
    Frank M. Thomas
    Frank M. Thomas
    • Jeff Plummer
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Detective Casey
    Alan Edwards
    Alan Edwards
    • Ricky Rickman
    Stephen Chase
    Stephen Chase
    • Tommy Washburn
    • (as Alden Chase)
    Eddie Marr
    Eddie Marr
    • Windy Bennett
    • (as Edward Marr)
    Ada Leonard
    • Lil
    Barbara Pepper
    Barbara Pepper
    • Alice
    Jeanne Blanche
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Stage Board Man
    • (uncredited)
    Lynton Brent
    Lynton Brent
    • Ticket Taker
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Man in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    William Corson
    • Man Watching Piper Enter Theater
    • (uncredited)
    Sayre Dearing
    Sayre Dearing
    • Man in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward F. Cline
    • Writers
      • John Grey
      • Stuart Palmer
      • Harold Daniel Kusel
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      A man says that Oscar is "in the soup and fish." This was a slang term of the time for a man's dress suit.
    • Goofs
      When the police walk through the cobwebs in the basement under the stage, they stretch and bounce back-obvious fakes.
    • Quotes

      Rita Marlowe: [after she has been kissed by Windy] Windy, this has got to stop! We've got to be sensible. We can't go on fooling Ricky forever.

      Windy Bennett: Don't worry. Nobody could make Ricky believe you're anything but the angel he thinks you are.

    • Connections
      Followed by A Very Missing Person (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Forty Naughty Girls
      (1937) (uncredited)
      Composer unknown
      Performed by George Shelley, Marjorie Lord and chorus in the show

    User reviews14

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    Featured review
    5/10

    Feeble comedy/mystery with Hildegarde Withers played by Zasu Pitts...

    EDNA MAY OLIVER is the missing ingredient in this feeble murder mystery with JAMES GLEASON as Inspector Piper attending a theater with his friend ZASU PITTS (as Hildegarde Withers), but soon in charge of investigating a double murder.

    This backstage comedy/mystery tries to follow the pattern of other such mysteries featuring Gleason and Edna May Oliver, but fails to register strongly enough in either the laugh department or the serious stuff.

    It has the feel of a low-budget programmer shot in ten days with no chance for character development or original plotting. Even revelation of the murderer is handled in such a low-key way that any viewer will be half asleep before the solution even occurs.

    Not recommended for fans of this series.
    • Doylenf
    • Apr 18, 2011
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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Riddle of the 40 Naughty Girls
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(backstage of theater)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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