Playmates (1941)
See Kay go Shakespearean and Ginny go for Kay! See Barrymore get amorous and Lupe go berserk! The happiest, tuniest romantic rumpus the Old Professor ever cavorted in!
96 min
Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident.
- Release date
- December 26, 1941
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser
- John Barrymore as John Barrymore
- Lupe Velez as Carmen del Toro
- Ginny Simms as Ginny Simms
- May Robson as Grandma Kyser
- Patsy Kelly as Lulu Monahan
- Peter Lind Hayes as Peter Lindsay
- Kay Kyser Band as Kay Kyser's Band
- Harry Babbitt as Harry Babbitt
- M.A. Bogue as Ish Kabibble
Crew
- David Butler · Director
- James V. Kern · Writer
- M.M. Musselman · Writer
- Arthur Phillips · Writer
- David Butler · Producer
- Frank Redman · Cinematographer
- Irene Morra · Editor