Hats Off

Dec 5, 1936

1h 6m

★ 3.7

Tops in Youth...Melody...Charm

Overview

The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Production Companies

Grand National Pictures

Boris Petroff Productions

Hats Off Trailers

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Cast

Mary Jo Allen

Mae Clarke

Jimmy Maxwell

John Payne

Ginger Connolly

Helen Lynd

Caesar Rosero

Luis Alberni

Buzz Morton

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Mr. Churchill

Franklin Pangborn

Tex Connelly

Robert Middlemass

J.D. Murdock

George Irving

C.D. Pottingham

Clarence Wilson

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