One Night in the Tropics

5.6
  • Genre: MusicComedy
  • Run time: 82 min
  • Premiere: 1940. November 15.

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.

Discover

Allan Jones

Jim Moore

Nancy Kelly

Cynthia Merrick

Robert Cummings

Steve Harper

Bud Abbott

Abbott

Lou Costello

Costello

Mary Boland

Aunt Kitty Marblehead

Peggy Moran

Mickey Fitzgerald

Leo Carrillo

Escobar

Don Alvarado

Rodolfo

Richard Carle

James G. Moore

Eddie Acuff

First S.S. Atlantica Steward (uncredited)

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

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Cop with Black Eye (uncredited)

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

Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

Escobar's Aide (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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

Waiter (uncredited)

Theodore Rand

Dancer in San Marcos (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Club Roscoe Maitre d' (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Apartment Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Denny Sullivan

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Russell Wade

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Katherine Yorke

Amused woman (uncredited)

Art

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Martin Obzina

Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

Vera West

Costume Designer

Crew

Joseph A. Valentine

Cinematography

Directing

Joseph A. McDonough

Assistant Director

Joseph E. Kenney

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Leonard Spigelgass

Associate Producer

Sound

Bernard B. Brown

Sound Supervisor

Joe Lapis

Sound Technical Supervisor

Charles Previn

Music Director

Frank Skinner

Orchestrator

Writing

Gertrude Purcell

Screenplay

Charles Grayson

Screenplay

Art

Jack Otterson

Art Direction

Russell A. Gausman

Set Decoration

Martin Obzina

Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up

Vera West

Costume Designer

Crew

Joseph A. Valentine

Cinematography

Directing

Joseph A. McDonough

Assistant Director

Joseph E. Kenney

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Leonard Spigelgass

Associate Producer

Sound

Bernard B. Brown

Sound Supervisor

Joe Lapis

Sound Technical Supervisor

Charles Previn

Music Director

Frank Skinner

Orchestrator

Writing

Gertrude Purcell

Screenplay

Charles Grayson

Screenplay