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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Sam Hellman (writer)
James V. Kern (writer)
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Release Date:
28 April 1945 (USA) more
Plot:
Falling asleep during the Paradise Coffee ("The Coffee that Makes You Sleep") Program, the band's third trumpeter dreams he's Athanael... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
a lesser-known film of the forties, but definitely worth your time more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jack Benny | ... | Athanael |
 | Alexis Smith | ... | Elizabeth |
 | Dolores Moran | ... | Violinist / Fran Blackstone |
| Allyn Joslyn | ... | Second Trumpeter / Osidro |
| Reginald Gardiner | ... | Composer / Archie Dexter |
| Guy Kibbee | ... | Radio Director / The Chief |
| John Alexander | ... | First trumpeter / Doremus |
| Franklin Pangborn | ... | Radio Engineer / Sloan |
| Margaret Dumont | ... | Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder |
 | Robert Blake | ... | Junior Pulplinsky (as Bobby Blake) |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | Lady Stover |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Hotel Manager Thompson |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Bass Player / Humphrey Rafferty |
| Truman Bradley | ... | Radio Announcer |
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Runtime:
78 min | 80 min (original cut)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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USA:Unrated (9565)
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In 1949 Jack Benny reprised his role as Athanael on radio for The Ford Theater's production of THBAM. Claude Rains also appeared in the program. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Projectionist (1971) more
Soundtrack:
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down more
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Having just seen this film, I wondered why it's so unknown. I also wondered by why it was a flop at the box office. After all, much of the movie is brilliant: I love how Heaven is set up much like an office building, and all the times Athanael shows how unfamiliar he is with earthly customs (the scene in the restaurant is the best). There's a little romance, but not too much - it would get in the way of the jokes! This classic is definitely worth a watch.