Hello, Sucker
{{short description|1941 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hello, Sucker
| image = Hello, Sucker poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Edward F. Cline
| producer = Ken Goldsmith
| screenplay = Maurice Leo
Paul Gerard Smith
| story = Arthur T. Horman
| starring = Hugh Herbert
Tom Brown
Peggy Moran
Lewis Howard
June Storey
Walter Catlett
Robert Emmett Keane
| music =
| cinematography = Charles Van Enger
| editing = Ralph Dixon
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1941|7|11}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Hello, Sucker is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett Keane.Fetrow p.197 The film was released on July 11, 1941, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/77732/hello-sucker |title=Hello Sucker (1941) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-01-27}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/hello-sucker-v94786 |title=Hello Sucker (1941) - Edward F. Cline |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-01-27}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/26732-HELLO-SUCKER |title=Hello Sucker |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-01-27}}
Synopsis
A young couple take over a failing booking agency for vaudeville performers and try to turn the business around with the assistance of Hubert Worthington Clippe.
==Cast==
- Hugh Herbert as Hubert Worthington Clippe
- Tom Brown as Bob Wade
- Peggy Moran as Rosalie Watson
- Lewis Howard as Walter Guggin
- June Storey as Trixie Medcalf
- Walter Catlett as G. Remington 'Max' Conway
- Robert Emmett Keane as Connors
- Mantan Moreland as Elevator Boy
- Janet Warren as Receptionist
- Nell O'Day as Model
- Dorothy Darrell as Model
- William Black (actor) as Man with dog (uncredited)
References
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0033703|Hello, Sucker}}
{{Edward F. Cline}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Edward F. Cline
Category:American black-and-white films