Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
FUN STARS ! TUNE-STARS! LOVE-STARS! Hep-steppers and Happy Honeys!
The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

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Cast

Al Ritz Al Ritz As: Al Jester
Jimmy Ritz Jimmy Ritz As: Jimmy Jester
Harry Ritz Harry Ritz As: Harry Jester
Carol Bruce Carol Bruce As: Joan Barry
Dick Foran Dick Foran As: Bill Edwards
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Storyline

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.


Tagline: FUN STARS ! TUNE-STARS! LOVE-STARS! Hep-steppers and Happy Honeys!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Music, Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 04 December 1942

Country: US

Runtime: 60m

Company Credits

Company: Universal Pictures

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Cast

Al Ritz

Al Ritz

Al Jester

Jimmy Ritz

Jimmy Ritz

Jimmy Jester

Harry Ritz

Harry Ritz

Harry Jester

Carol Bruce

Carol Bruce

Joan Barry

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Bill Edwards

Grace McDonald

Grace McDonald

Babs

Johnny Downs

Johnny Downs

Danny

William Demarest

William Demarest

McKenzie

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Howard Benedict

Howard Benedict

Associate Producer

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Charles Previn

Charles Previn

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

George Robinson

George Robinson

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Eddie Prinz

Eddie Prinz

Choreographer

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