Shoot the Works (1934)
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The Ben Hecht-Gene Fowler Broadway flop The Great Magoo formed the basis of the 1934 Paramount comedy Shoot the Works. Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily (Dorothy Dell) to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself. Bandleader-comedian Ben Bernie and perennial second lead Arline Judge contribute a few laughs, but the hit of the show is gorgeous Dorothy Dell, who tragically died in a car crash just before this film was released. Shoot the Works was remade by Bob Hope as Some Like It Hot (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie, (more)
- Director(s):
- Wesley Ruggles
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Synopsis of Shoot the Works
The Ben Hecht-Gene Fowler Broadway flop The Great Magoo formed the basis of the 1934 Paramount comedy Shoot the Works. Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily (Dorothy Dell) to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself. Bandleader-comedian Ben Bernie and perennial second lead Arline Judge contribute a few laughs, but the hit of the show is gorgeous Dorothy Dell, who tragically died in a car crash just before this film was released. Shoot the Works was remade by Bob Hope as Some Like It Hot (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Shoot the Works
- Jack Oakie - Nicky
- Dorothy Dell - Lily Raquel
- Alison Skipworth - The Countess
- William Frawley - Larry Hale
- Lew Cody - Axel Hanratty
- Lee Kohlmar - Prof. Jonas
- Ben Taggart - Detective
- Charles McAvoy - Cop
- Ben Bernie - Joe Davis
- Arline Judge - Jackie
- Roscoe Karns - Sailor Burke
- Paul Cavanagh - Bill Ritchie
- Jill Dennett - Wanda
- Ann Sheridan - Secretary
- Monte Vandergrift - Man from Board of Health
- Tony Merlo - Headwaiter
- Director(s):
- Wesley Ruggles
- Writer(s):
- Claude Binyon, Howard J. Green
- Producer(s):
- Albert Lewis
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