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One Night in the Tropics (1940) Poster

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Directed by 

A. Edward Sutherland

Writing Credits  

Gertrude Purcell ... (screenplay) and
Charles Grayson ... (screenplay)
 
Kathryn Scola ... (adaptation) and
Francis Martin ... (adaptation)
 
Earl Derr Biggers ... (novel)
 
John Grant ... (uncredited)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Allan Jones ... Jim Moore
Nancy Kelly ... Cynthia Merrick
Robert Cummings ... Steve Harper
Bud Abbott ... Abbott
Lou Costello ... Costello
Mary Boland ... Aunt Kitty Marblehead
William Frawley ... Roscoe
Peggy Moran ... Mickey Fitzgerald
Leo Carrillo ... Senor Escobar
Don Alvarado ... Rudolfo
Nina Orla ... Nina
Richard Carle ... James G. Moore
The Theodores The Theodores ... San Marcos Dance Team
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Acuff ... First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
William Alston William Alston ... Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict ... Croupier (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley ... Mr. Moore's Doctor (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke ... First Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks Ralph Brooks ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing ... Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)
Mina Farragut Mina Farragut ... Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)
Vivien Fay ... Dancer (uncredited)
Charlie Hall ... Second S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)
Kathleen Howard ... Judge McCracken (uncredited)
Kay Leslie ... Native Girl (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy Jerry Mandy ... Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Francis McDonald ... Escobar's Aide (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Murphy Charles Murphy ... Drunk in Court (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien ... Joe, Club Roscoe Waiter (uncredited)
Barnett Parker ... Thompson, Steve's Butler (uncredited)
Sally Payne ... Woman with Second Man Polled by Jim (uncredited)
Frank Penny Frank Penny ... Waiter (uncredited)
Theodore Rand Theodore Rand ... Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Denny Sullivan Denny Sullivan ... Cab Driver (uncredited)
Russell Wade ... Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Katherine Yorke Katherine Yorke ... Amused woman (uncredited)

Produced by 

Leonard Spigelgass ... associate producer

Music by 

Frank Skinner ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by 

Joseph A. Valentine ... director of photography (as Joseph Valentine)

Editing by 

Milton Carruth

Art Direction by 

Jack Otterson

Set Decoration by 

Russell A. Gausman ... (as R.A. Gausman)

Costume Design by 

Vera West ... (gowns)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Joseph A. McDonough ... assistant director
Joseph E. Kenney ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Martin Obzina ... associate art director

Sound Department 

Bernard B. Brown ... sound supervisor
Joe Lapis ... sound technician (as Joseph Lapis)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department 

Charles Previn ... musical director
Frank Skinner ... orchestrator
Ralph Freed ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Milton Rosen ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Larry Ceballos ... dance director
Crew verified as complete

See also

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