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Playmates (1941)

Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident.

Genres: Comedy, Music, Musical
Keywords: tmdb.musical, tmdb.bandleader, tmdb.press-agent, imdb.internal-revenue-service-agent, imdb.rocky-mount-south-carolina, imdb.theatre-marquee, imdb.western-movie-on-theatre-screen + 174 more, imdb.stock-footage, imdb.lady-bullfighter, imdb.popular-music, imdb.hit-parade-music, imdb.hotel-suite, imdb.hotel-desk-clerk, imdb.smart-aleck-taxicab-driver, imdb.protective-grandmother, imdb.publicity-agent, imdb.masseur, imdb.vaudeville-act, imdb.slang, imdb.newspaper-gossip-columnist, imdb.combative-grandmother, imdb.feisty-grandmother, imdb.pre-world-war-two, imdb.hollywood-california, imdb.grandmother-grandson-relationship, imdb.men-in-tights, imdb.bare-chested-male, imdb.domineering-wife, imdb.family-matriarch, imdb.throat-spray, imdb.atomizer, imdb.crystal-ball, imdb.out-of-town-job-offer, imdb.final-performance, imdb.two-men-share-a-bed, imdb.low-budget-film, imdb.actor-reprises-previous-role, imdb.reference-to-william-shakespeare, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-romeo-and-juliet, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-julius-caesar, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-hamlet, imdb.temper, imdb.social-climber, imdb.rhumba, imdb.radio-sponsor, imdb.fortune-teller, imdb.exercise, imdb.damsel-in-distress, imdb.song, imdb.singing, imdb.deception, imdb.farce, imdb.1940s, imdb.man-wears-glasses, imdb.press-agent, imdb.bandleader, imdb.actor, imdb.theater, imdb.teacher, imdb.singer, imdb.recording, imdb.radio-show, imdb.nightclub, imdb.jealousy, imdb.internal-revenue-service, imdb.impersonation, imdb.fight, imdb.contract, imdb.bullfighter, imdb.band, imdb.rumor, imdb.madcap-comedy, imdb.stage-musical, imdb.music-band, imdb.publicity-stunt, imdb.dancer, imdb.lama, imdb.female-bullfighter, imdb.charity-show, imdb.romantic-rivalry, imdb.william-shakespeare-quotation, imdb.radio-contract, imdb.dream-montage, imdb.drugged-drink, imdb.seduction, imdb.irs-agent, imdb.back-due-taxes, imdb.shakespeare-festival, imdb.fiance-fiancee-relationship, imdb.rumba, imdb.nightclub-orchestra, imdb.conga-band, imdb.big-band-music, imdb.spurned-suitor, imdb.latin-music, imdb.elixir, imdb.customer-request, imdb.rhumba-band, imdb.hoarseness, imdb.laryngitis, imdb.losing-one-s-voice, imdb.loss-of-voice, imdb.swing-music, imdb.telegram, imdb.jazz-music, imdb.professional-rival, imdb.prank, imdb.big-band, imdb.ham-actor, imdb.john-barrymore-character, imdb.musician, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-a-midsummer-night-s-dream, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-the-merchant-of-venice, imdb.acting-coach, imdb.shakespearean-actor, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-macbeth, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.musician-as-actor, imdb.reference-to-lucky-strike-tobacco-company-auctioneer, imdb.reference-to-american-tobacco-company, imdb.actor-appearing-as-self, imdb.song-request, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-twelfth-night, imdb.aging-actor, imdb.reference-to-gene-tunney, imdb.reciting-shakespeare, imdb.backstage, imdb.movie-screen, imdb.reference-to-uncle-sam, imdb.income-tax, imdb.back-taxes, imdb.fake-fortune-teller, imdb.reference-to-sears-roebuck, imdb.autograph-seeker, imdb.reference-to-adolphe-menjou, imdb.reference-to-lucky-strike-cigarettes, imdb.reference-to-tyrone-power, imdb.psychic, imdb.diction, imdb.latina, imdb.romantic-rival, imdb.bodysuit, imdb.muscle-suit, imdb.manipulation, imdb.jazz-musician, imdb.reference-to-marc-antony, imdb.reference-to-life-magazine, imdb.magazine-photographer, imdb.photo-shoot, imdb.swordfight, imdb.falling, imdb.butterfly-net, imdb.chin-ups, imdb.exercising, imdb.belt-massager, imdb.exercise-bike, imdb.exercise-machine, imdb.nightmare, imdb.dream-sequence, imdb.matador, imdb.bullfighting, imdb.phonograph, imdb.sound-recording, imdb.open-microphone, imdb.jealous-woman, imdb.jealous-girlfriend, imdb.love-triangle, imdb.disguise, imdb.impersonating-a-fortune-teller, imdb.charade, imdb.turban, imdb.fake-beard, imdb.phony-psychic, imdb.festival, imdb.dressing-room, imdb.fortune-teller-costume, imdb.switcheroo, imdb.tables-turned, imdb.opera-singer, imdb.forbidden-romance, imdb.musical-number
Production companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

Runtime: 96 min.
Released: Dec. 26, 1941
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 7+
poster

Playmates (1941)

Lulu Monahan, the press agent for John Barrymore, is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, plant a story that the great Shakespearean actor, over his heartfelt objections, will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare, which isn't the same as playing Paducah, which soon becomes evident.

Genres: Comedy, Music, Musical

Keywords: tmdb.musical, tmdb.bandleader, tmdb.press-agent, imdb.internal-revenue-service-agent, imdb.rocky-mount-south-carolina, imdb.theatre-marquee, imdb.western-movie-on-theatre-screen + 174 more, imdb.stock-footage, imdb.lady-bullfighter, imdb.popular-music, imdb.hit-parade-music, imdb.hotel-suite, imdb.hotel-desk-clerk, imdb.smart-aleck-taxicab-driver, imdb.protective-grandmother, imdb.publicity-agent, imdb.masseur, imdb.vaudeville-act, imdb.slang, imdb.newspaper-gossip-columnist, imdb.combative-grandmother, imdb.feisty-grandmother, imdb.pre-world-war-two, imdb.hollywood-california, imdb.grandmother-grandson-relationship, imdb.men-in-tights, imdb.bare-chested-male, imdb.domineering-wife, imdb.family-matriarch, imdb.throat-spray, imdb.atomizer, imdb.crystal-ball, imdb.out-of-town-job-offer, imdb.final-performance, imdb.two-men-share-a-bed, imdb.low-budget-film, imdb.actor-reprises-previous-role, imdb.reference-to-william-shakespeare, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-romeo-and-juliet, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-julius-caesar, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-hamlet, imdb.temper, imdb.social-climber, imdb.rhumba, imdb.radio-sponsor, imdb.fortune-teller, imdb.exercise, imdb.damsel-in-distress, imdb.song, imdb.singing, imdb.deception, imdb.farce, imdb.1940s, imdb.man-wears-glasses, imdb.press-agent, imdb.bandleader, imdb.actor, imdb.theater, imdb.teacher, imdb.singer, imdb.recording, imdb.radio-show, imdb.nightclub, imdb.jealousy, imdb.internal-revenue-service, imdb.impersonation, imdb.fight, imdb.contract, imdb.bullfighter, imdb.band, imdb.rumor, imdb.madcap-comedy, imdb.stage-musical, imdb.music-band, imdb.publicity-stunt, imdb.dancer, imdb.lama, imdb.female-bullfighter, imdb.charity-show, imdb.romantic-rivalry, imdb.william-shakespeare-quotation, imdb.radio-contract, imdb.dream-montage, imdb.drugged-drink, imdb.seduction, imdb.irs-agent, imdb.back-due-taxes, imdb.shakespeare-festival, imdb.fiance-fiancee-relationship, imdb.rumba, imdb.nightclub-orchestra, imdb.conga-band, imdb.big-band-music, imdb.spurned-suitor, imdb.latin-music, imdb.elixir, imdb.customer-request, imdb.rhumba-band, imdb.hoarseness, imdb.laryngitis, imdb.losing-one-s-voice, imdb.loss-of-voice, imdb.swing-music, imdb.telegram, imdb.jazz-music, imdb.professional-rival, imdb.prank, imdb.big-band, imdb.ham-actor, imdb.john-barrymore-character, imdb.musician, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-a-midsummer-night-s-dream, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-the-merchant-of-venice, imdb.acting-coach, imdb.shakespearean-actor, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-macbeth, imdb.newspaper-headline, imdb.musician-as-actor, imdb.reference-to-lucky-strike-tobacco-company-auctioneer, imdb.reference-to-american-tobacco-company, imdb.actor-appearing-as-self, imdb.song-request, imdb.reference-to-shakespeare-s-twelfth-night, imdb.aging-actor, imdb.reference-to-gene-tunney, imdb.reciting-shakespeare, imdb.backstage, imdb.movie-screen, imdb.reference-to-uncle-sam, imdb.income-tax, imdb.back-taxes, imdb.fake-fortune-teller, imdb.reference-to-sears-roebuck, imdb.autograph-seeker, imdb.reference-to-adolphe-menjou, imdb.reference-to-lucky-strike-cigarettes, imdb.reference-to-tyrone-power, imdb.psychic, imdb.diction, imdb.latina, imdb.romantic-rival, imdb.bodysuit, imdb.muscle-suit, imdb.manipulation, imdb.jazz-musician, imdb.reference-to-marc-antony, imdb.reference-to-life-magazine, imdb.magazine-photographer, imdb.photo-shoot, imdb.swordfight, imdb.falling, imdb.butterfly-net, imdb.chin-ups, imdb.exercising, imdb.belt-massager, imdb.exercise-bike, imdb.exercise-machine, imdb.nightmare, imdb.dream-sequence, imdb.matador, imdb.bullfighting, imdb.phonograph, imdb.sound-recording, imdb.open-microphone, imdb.jealous-woman, imdb.jealous-girlfriend, imdb.love-triangle, imdb.disguise, imdb.impersonating-a-fortune-teller, imdb.charade, imdb.turban, imdb.fake-beard, imdb.phony-psychic, imdb.festival, imdb.dressing-room, imdb.fortune-teller-costume, imdb.switcheroo, imdb.tables-turned, imdb.opera-singer, imdb.forbidden-romance, imdb.musical-number

Production companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 96 min.
Released: Dec. 26, 1941
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 7+

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