They Got Me Covered

Mar 4, 1943

1h 35m

★ 5.9

Somebody’s Ribbing Us

Overview

Bumbling reporter Robert Kittredge has been fired after bungling his latest assignment. His career isn't all he's botched up: his girlfriend Chris is tired of waiting for him to marry her. When he gets a hot tip on some Nazi spies operating in Washington, D.C., he convinces Chris to help him break the story so he can get his job back. The pair soon find themselves in several awkward predicaments as they track the criminals down in a night club, a burlesque show, and face a final showdown at a beauty salon.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

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Cast

Robert Kittredge

Bob Hope

Christina Hill

Dorothy Lamour

Mrs. Vanescu

Lenore Aubert

Fauscheim

Otto Preminger

Baldanacco

Eduardo Ciannelli

Gloria

Marion Martin

Helen

Mary Treen

Little Old Man

Donald Meek

Mason

Donald MacBride

Gypsy Woman

Florence Bates

Sally

Phyllis Ruth

Café Bartender

Gino Corrado

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