One Night in the Tropics (1940)
1h 22m
Running Time
November 15, 1940Release Date
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
1h 22m
Running Time
November 15, 1940Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Allan Jones
Jim Moore
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
Leo Carrillo
Senor Escobar
Nina Orla
Nina
Don Alvarado
Rudolfo
Richard Carle
James G. Moore
A. Edward Sutherland
Director
Eddie Acuff
First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Gertrude Purcell
Writer
Charles Grayson
Writer
William Alston
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Croupier (uncredited)
Kathryn Scola
Writer
Francis Martin
Writer
Harry C. Bradley
Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited)
Joseph A. Valentine
Cinematographer
Tyler Brooke
First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Milton Carruth
Editor
Edgar Dearing
Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Mina Farragut
Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)
Vivien Fay
Dancer (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Kathleen Howard
Judge McCracken (uncredited)
Kay Leslie
Native Girl (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Murphy
Drunk in Court (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)
Sally Payne
Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
Frank Penny
Waiter (uncredited)
Theodore Rand
Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Denny Sullivan
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Russell Wade
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke
Amused woman (uncredited)
Earl Derr Biggers
Novel
Frank Skinner
Orchestrator / Music
Jack Otterson
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 comedy film which was the film debut of Abbott and Costello. They are listed as supporting actors but have major exposure with five of their 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 stars. Songs in the film were by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields.
The film is based on a 1914 novel, Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of Charlie Chan. It was filmed as a silent movie in 1919 as Love Insurance by Paramount Pictures with Bryant Washburn and Lois Wilson, and in 1925 by Universal as The Reckless Age.
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