No Time for Comedy

Sep 14, 1940

1h 38m

★ 5.0

A country boy takes over Broadway . . . until he gets into heart-trouble!

Overview

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

No Time for Comedy Trailers

Cast

Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

James Stewart

Linda Paige Esterbrook

Rosalind Russell

Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

Genevieve Tobin

Philo Swift

Charles Ruggles

Morgan Carrell

Allyn Joslyn

Richard Benson

Clarence Kolb

Clementine

Louise Beavers

Jim

J.M. Kerrigan

Frank

Lawrence Grossmith

Robert

Robert Greig

Cab Driver

Frank Faylen

Actor in Show (uncredited)

Herbert Anderson

Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

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