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58% Critic Match
One Night in the Tropics
“Jerome Kern Tops "Show Boat" and "Roberta"”
5.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 22m•NR• English
MusicComedy
Storyline
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Cast & Crew
Allan Jones
Jim Moore
Lead
Nancy Kelly
Cynthia Merrick
Robert Cummings
Steve Harper
Bud Abbott
Abbott
Lou Costello
Costello
Mary Boland
Aunt Kitty Marblehead
William Frawley
Roscoe
Peggy Moran
Mickey Fitzgerald
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. A. Edward Sutherland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. One Night in the Tropics is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
