Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward F. Cline
Screenplay byJohn Grey
Harold Kusell
Based onThe Riddle of the Forty Naughty Girls
1934 story in Mystery
by Stuart Palmer
Produced byWilliam Sistrom
StarringJames Gleason
ZaSu Pitts
Marjorie Lord
George Shelley
Joan Woodbury
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byJohn Lockert
Music byRoy Webb
Production
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Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release date
  • September 24, 1937 (1937-09-24)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Forty Naughty Girls is a 1937 American comedy mystery film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by John Grey. The film stars James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, Marjorie Lord, George Shelley and Joan Woodbury. It is the sixth and final entry in RKO Pictures' series of Hildegarde Withers films.[1][2][3] This film was the sixth film in the Hildegarde Withers-Oscar Piper series, and the second film in which ZaSu Pitts appeared as Hildegarde. Before Pitts, Edna May Oliver and Helen Broderick had played the role.[4]

Plot

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The plot follows Inspector Oscar Piper and Hildegarde Withers as they attend a Broadway show, and get involved in a case where a press agent gets shot and an actor gets murdered live on stage.

Cast

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Production notes

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The role of Hildegarde Withers along with James Gleason as Inspector Oscar Piper was played by;

References

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  1. ^ "Forty Naughty Girls (1937) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - Forty Naughty Girls - THE SCREEN; A Symphony and Deanna Durbin Are Starred in the Roxy's '100 Men and a Girl'--Other New Films - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Forty Naughty Girls Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Forty Naughty Girls - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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