Margie (1940)
59 min
Newlyweds Bret (Tom Brown) and Margie (Nan Grey) both aspire to show-biz careers: he wants to be a songwriter, while she is desirous of becoming a radio scripter. Inevitably, Bret and Margie quarrel and break up, only to be reunited by their efforts to snag "banana king" Gomez (Mischa Auer) for a lucrative radio contract. The old 1920s tune "Margie" is heard throughout the proceedings, frequently fitted out with ludicrous new lyrics ("Bananas! We're Always Thikin' of Bananas!" etc.) by a zany songwriting team (Eddie Quillan and Wally Vernon).
- Release date
- September 1, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Tom Brown as Bret
- Nan Grey as Margie
- Mischa Auer as Rafael Gomez
- Joy Hodges as Ruth
- Edgar Kennedy as Chauncey
- Allen Jenkins as Kenneth
- Eddie Quillan as Joe
- Wally Vernon as Al
- Richard Lane as Mr. Dixon
- Emmett Vogan as White
Crew
- Otis Garrett · Director
- Paul Gerard Smith · Director
- Scott Darling · Writer
- Erna Lazarus · Writer
- Paul Gerard Smith · Writer
- Stanley Cortez · Cinematographer
- Ted J. Kent · Editor