There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
GYPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK!
A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this is discovered, the town fathers try to dump him and show that he is a fake.
Director: Harold Young
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 60 min
Release Date: June 26, 1942
Cast
- Hugh Herbert - Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine
- Peggy Moran - Helen Barbara Twine
- Tom Brown - Jimmy Hanagan
- Guy Kibbee - Lester Cadwalader, Sr.
- Catherine Doucet - Minerva Twine
- Edgar Kennedy - Mayor Moe Carson
- Gus Schilling - Professor Asa Quisenberry
- Elizabeth Taylor - Gloria Twine
- Charles Halton - Trumbull
- Renie Riano - Miss Aphrodite Phipps
Screenplay
- Brenda Weisberg (Screenplay)
- Robert B. Hunt (Screenplay)
- Robert B. Hunt (Story)
Music: Frank Skinner
Cinematography: John W. Boyle
Editing: Maurice Wright
Production: Universal Pictures
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
screwball comedy, spoiled brat
More Films by Director: Harold Young
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is There's One Born Every Minute about?
- A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this is discovered, the town fathers try to dump him and show that he is a fake.
- Who directed There's One Born Every Minute?
- There's One Born Every Minute was directed by Harold Young.
- Who stars in There's One Born Every Minute?
- There's One Born Every Minute stars Hugh Herbert, Peggy Moran, Tom Brown, Guy Kibbee, Catherine Doucet, Edgar Kennedy.
- How long is There's One Born Every Minute?
- There's One Born Every Minute has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
- What genre is There's One Born Every Minute?
- There's One Born Every Minute is a Comedy film.
- Where was There's One Born Every Minute produced?
- There's One Born Every Minute was produced in United States of America.