Hellzapoppin'

Year:

1941

Duration:

84 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

IMDB rate:

7.5

Director:

H.C. Potter

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1941-12-26

Filming Locations: Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Angelo Rossitto

Ole Olsen

Chic Johnson

Martha Raye

Betty Johnson

Hugh Herbert

Quimby

Jane Frazee

Kitty Rand

Robert Paige

Jeff Hunter

Mischa Auer

Pepi

Richard Lane

Director

Lewis Howard

Woody Taylor

Clarence Kolb

Andrew Rand

Nella Walker

Mrs. Rand

Shemp Howard

Louie

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Selby

Frank Darien

Man calling for Mrs. Jones

Catherine Johnson

Lena, Lady looking for Oscar

Gus Schilling

Orchestra conductor

The Six Hits

Themselves

Slim Gaillard

Specialty (as Slim and Slam)

Slam Stewart

Specialty (as Slim and Slam)

Ann Johnson

Dancer (as Harlem Congeroos)

Frankie Manning

Dancer (as Harlem Congeroos)

Olive Hatch

Water Ballet Specialty

Eddie Acuff

Drafted Devil (uncredited)

Kathryn Adams

Girl (uncredited)

Sig Arno

Cellist (uncredited)

Frank Austin

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Marvin Bailey

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

George Chandler

Movie Cameraman (uncredited)

Milton Charleston

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Dean Collins

Betty's Jitterbug Dancing Partner (uncredited)

Billy Curtis

Bodyguard (uncredited)

George Davis

Russian Butler (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Photographer at Pool (uncredited)

Vince Degen

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Audience Extra (uncredited)

Karen X. Gaylord

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

Louie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Julia Griffith

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ben Hall

Goofy Man in Betty's Way (uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Samuel S. Hinds

Showboat Captain (uncredited)

Howard Hudson

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

George Humbert

Chef with Bread (uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Blonde Woman at Skeet Range (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Junior (uncredited)

Jimmie Lucas

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mack McLean

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

Norma Miller

Dancer (Cook) (uncredited)

Susan Miller

Mother Calling for Junior (uncredited)

Al Minns

Dancer (butler) (uncredited)

Harry Monty

Midget Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Lyle Moraine

Young Man (uncredited)

Joseph North

Butler (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Butler in Pool (uncredited)

Jean Porter

Chorine (uncredited)

Jerry Preshaw

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

Dorothy Raye

Dancer (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Robert T. MacChesney (uncredited)

Bob Rose

Shorty - Butler (uncredited)

Fred Sanborn

Man Playing Tic-Tac-Toe (uncredited)

Bill Seckler

Member of The Six Hits (uncredited)

Rex Stewart

Trumpet Specialty (uncredited)

Andrew Tombes

Max Kane (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Man Who Falls Into Pool /

Ellinor Vanderveer

Audience Extra (uncredited)

Terry Walker

Maid (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Photographer (uncredited)

Dave Willock

Orchestra Trombone Player (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Mischa Auer plays "a real Russian nobleman who is pretending to be a fake Russian nobleman." This is a satire on Michael Romanoff, owner of the popular Hollywood restaurant, Romanoff's. He claimed to be a Russian prince and nephew of Tsar Nicholas II, but it was widely known in Hollywood that his royalty claims were false--in fact, his real name was Harry F. Gerguson, and prior to opening his restaurant he had been a pants presser in Brooklyn. This is why Auer tells his fellow Russian expatriate, "Better I should be known as a fake Russian prince. If everyone knew I was a real Russian prince, the novelty would wear off, and nobody would want me."

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Dan Rowan and Dick Martin cited this movie as the main inspiration for the style of their comedy show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967).

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The film's Best Song nomination for "Pig Foot Pete" is a mystery. The song does not appear in Hellzapoppin' (1941), but did appear in Keep 'Em Flying (1941), a Bud Abbott and Lou Costello film that was made the same year by the same production company and studio.

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Goofs

Betty picks up a rifle with a bayonet attached, but in the next shot it's a double-barreled shotgun.