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Man About Town (1939)

NR · 1939-06-29 · 1h 25m · EN
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Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose financier husband neglects her. On a weekend at the Arlington country house, Bob is used by both Lady A. and her friend to make their husbands jealous; this works all too well, and Bob is in danger from both husbands.

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Mark SandrichDirector

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Jack BennyJack BennyBob TempleDorothy LamourDorothy LamourDiana WilsonEdward ArnoldEdward ArnoldSir John ArlingtonBinnie BarnesBinnie BarnesLady ArlingtonMonty WoolleyMonty WoolleyHenri DuboisIsabel JeansIsabel JeansMme. DuboisPhil HarrisPhil HarrisTed NashBetty GrableBetty GrableSusan HayesE. E. CliveE. E. CliveHotchkissEddie 'Rochester' AndersonEddie 'Rochester' AndersonRochesterMatty MalneckMatty MalneckMatty MalneckCecil KellawayCecil KellawayHeadwaiter (uncredited)

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London, englandInfidelityComedian

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Genre affinityComedy · MusicTheme affinityLondon England · Infidelity · ComedianDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference251776Actor preference203536 · 273289 · 172854

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What is Man About Town about?

Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he picks up stranger Lady Arlington, whose financier husband neglects her. On a weekend at the Arlington country house, Bob is used by both Lady A. and her friend to make their husbands jealous; this works all too well, and Bob is in danger from both husbands.

How long is Man About Town?

Man About Town has a runtime of 85 minutes.