Laugh It Off (1939 film)

For the British film, see Laugh It Off (1940 film).
Laugh It Off
Directed byAlbert S. Rogell
Written byLee Loeb
Harry Clork
Mortimer Braus
Produced byAlbert S. Rogell
StarringJohnny Downs
Constance Moore
Marjorie Rambeau
CinematographyStanley Cortez
Edited byMilton Carruth
Music byCharles Previn
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 1, 1939 (1939-12-01)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Laugh It Off is a 1939 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Marjorie Rambeau and Cecil Cunningham.[1] It was shot at Universal City in Hollywood. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson.[2]

Plot

Four veteran actresses are turned out of an retirement home for entertainers when the Spencer Trust that owns it goes bust. One of them gets her lawyer nephew to seek out the only remaining member of the Spencer family, a young woman named Ruth, who proves sympathetic but has no money to help. They next turn to the idea of reopening a failed gambling club as a popular nightclub in which they will all appear and sing. However this threatens to embarrass their respectable relations who try and prevent it.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Hischack p.317
  2. ^ BFI.org

Bibliography

  • Hischack, Thomas S.. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.


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