Behind the Eight Ball

Behind the Eight Ball

Release date : December 4, 1942
Runtime : 1h
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Edward F. Cline /
Production companies : Universal Pictures /
December 4, 1942 1h United States of America Music English More
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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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  • title:Behind the Eight Ball
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1942
  • Runtime:1h
  • Genres: Music · Comedy ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Edward F. Cline /
  • Writers: Mel Ronson · Stanley Roberts · Stanley Roberts ·
  • Production companies: Universal Pictures ·
  • Overview: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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