Fun on a Weekend (1947)
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Synopsis of Fun on a Weekend
Long before he became the foremost purveyor of ultra-realistic melodramas, writer/producer/director Andrew Stone turned out a handful of screwball comedies like Fun on a Weekend. Eddie Bracken stars as P. P. Porterhouse III, who despite his triple-barrelled monicker is flat broke. Long on ideas but short on self-confidence, Porterhouse teams up with Nancy Crane (Priscilla Lane), who has the push and fortitude to turn our heroe's grandiose dreams into reality. Posing as a fabulously wealthy married couple, Porterhouse and Nancy mingle with the rich and famous at a fancy summer resort, ever on the prowl of financial backers. Porterhouse, however, nearly drops the facade when he becomes jealous of the attentions paid to Nancy by suave playboy Van (Tom Conway). Fun on a Weekend cheerfully throws logic to the winds in favor of slapstick and whimsy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Fun on a Weekend
- Eddie Bracken - P.P. Porterhouse III
- Tom Conway - Van
- Arthur Treacher - B.O. Moffatt
- Alma Kruger - Mrs. Van Orsdale
- Fritz Feld - Sergei Stronganoff
- Lester Allen - Stooge at Lunch Counter
- Eddie Albert
- Priscilla Lane - Nancy Crane
- Allen Jenkins - Joe Morgan
- Clarence Kolb - Quigley Quackenbush
- Russell Hicks - John Biddle
- Richard Hageman - Mr. Cowperwaithe
- Bill Kennedy - Bill Davis
- Director(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
- Writer(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
- Producer(s):
- Andrew L. Stone
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