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6.8/10   469 votes
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Director:
Raoul Walsh
Writers:
Sam Hellman (writer)
James V. Kern (writer)
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Release Date:
28 April 1945 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Music 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
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
A Comedy Classic more (22 total)

Cast

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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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Additional Details

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Runtime:
78 min | 80 min (original cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Unrated (9565)
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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
Quotes:
Athanael: Hey... I'm getting wet! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Jack Benny Program: Jack Renews Driver's License (#14.24)" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No. 4 more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
A Comedy Classic, 3 August 2002
8/10
Author: Adam Rossen (arossen@swbell.net) from Houston, Texas, U.S.A.

If you have to watch one Jack Benny movie, this one would probably be the one to watch. As other reviewers have noted, this movie bombed at the box office after its release and Benny joked about this fact often in his monologues. Even though it was poorly received at the time it came out, its stands up better now. Its best when watched not just as a comedy but as a parable that has timeless themes, that are not just relevant to the 1940's.

Good versus evil, greed versus generosity, heaven versus life on earth. The "fish out of water" sequences where Jack Benny, as an angel, struggles to adjust to the realities of life on earth, are also very funny and timeless. All that and Jack Benny's warm and funny screen presence make this an appealing picture.

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