Man About Town (1939 film)

{{short description|1939 film by Mark Sandrich}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Man About Town

| image = Man about town poster 1939.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Mark Sandrich

| producer = Arthur Hornblow Jr.

| writer = Zion Myers (story)
Allan Scott (story)
Morrie Ryskind (story and screenplay)

| starring = Jack Benny
Dorothy Lamour
Edward Arnold

| music =

| cinematography = Ted Tetzlaff

| editing = LeRoy Stone

| studio = Paramount Pictures

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1939|7|7}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Man About Town is a 1939 musical comedy film starring Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour, and Edward Arnold.

Then-Sen. Harry S. Truman saw the movie in Washington, and wrote in a letter home to his wife that he enjoyed it.Frank, Jeffrey, The Trials of Harry S. Truman (Simon & Schuster 2022), p. xx

Plot

A producer tries to get his leading lady to take him seriously romantically by pursuing other women.

Cast

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