Joy of Living (1938)
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- 1h 31min
- Comedy, Musical
- 06 May 1938 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast verified as complete
| Irene Dunne | ... |
Maggie Garret
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| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | ... |
Dan Brewster
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| Alice Brady | ... |
Minerva Garret
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| Guy Kibbee | ... |
Dennis Garret
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| Jean Dixon | ... |
Harrison
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| Eric Blore | ... |
Potter
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| Lucille Ball | ... |
Salina Pine
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| Warren Hymer | ... |
Mike
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| Billy Gilbert | ... |
Cafe Owner
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Frank Milan | ... |
Bert Pine
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Dorothy Steiner | ... |
Dotsy Pine
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Estelle Steiner | ... |
Betsy Pine
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| Phyllis Kennedy | ... |
Marie
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| Franklin Pangborn | ... |
Orchestra Leader
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| James Burke | ... |
Mac
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| John Qualen | ... |
Oswego
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| Spencer Charters | ... |
Magistrate
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| Richard Alexander | ... |
Angry Man in Revolving Door (uncredited)
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| Stanley Blystone | ... |
Cop at Dock (uncredited)
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Bill Cartledge | ... |
Boy at Roller Skating Rink (uncredited)
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| George Chandler | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Joe De Stefani | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Billy Dooley | ... |
Courtroom Janitor (uncredited)
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| Pat Flaherty | ... |
Autograph Hound Punched by Dan (uncredited)
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| Tay Garnett | ... |
Man on Phone in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Look Photographer (uncredited)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Rollerskater (uncredited)
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| Fuzzy Knight | ... |
Sideshow Pianist & Singer (uncredited)
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| Mike Lally | ... |
Backstage Photographer (uncredited)
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| Charles Lane | ... |
Fan in Margaret's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Richard Lane | ... |
Harvey (uncredited)
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| Harold Miller | ... |
Man in Margaret's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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Bruce Mitchell | ... |
Cop at Dock (uncredited)
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| Frank Moran | ... |
Gravelly-Voiced Cop at Dock (uncredited)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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Franklin Parker | ... |
3rd Producer (uncredited)
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| Bob Perry | ... |
Seaman (uncredited)
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| Russ Powell | ... |
Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
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| Cyril Ring | ... |
Man in Margaret's Dressing Room (uncredited)
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| Bert Roach | ... |
German Waiter at Beer Garden (uncredited)
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| Grady Sutton | ... |
Florist (uncredited)
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| Frank M. Thomas | ... |
Arthur (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Pitchman at Recording Studio (uncredited)
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| Harry Woods | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tay Garnett | ||
Written by
| Gene Towne | ... | (screen play) & |
| C. Graham Baker | ... | (screen play) (as Graham Baker) & |
| Allan Scott | ... | (screen play) |
| Dorothy Fields | ... | (original story) and |
| Herbert Fields | ... | (original story) |
Produced by
| Tay Garnett | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Felix Young | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Russell Bennett | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Joseph Walker | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Jack Hively | ||
Art Direction by
| Van Nest Polglase | ||
Costume Design by
| Robert Kalloch | ... | (as Kalloch) |
| Edward Stevenson | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kenneth Holmes | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Carroll Clark | ... | associate art director |
| Darrell Silvera | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| John E. Tribby | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ned Scott | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Robert Russell Bennett | ... | orchestral arrangements (as Russell Bennett) |
| Dorothy Fields | ... | songwriter: lyrics |
| Jerome Kern | ... | songwriter: music |
| Frank Tours | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Seymour Felix | ... | supervisor: dance novelty routines (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth McGaffey | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents) (A Tay Garnett Production)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Radio Cinéma (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Turner Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- RCA Victor (sound recording system)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Margaret Garret - Maggie to her friends - is a Broadway star, just starting the run of her latest show, "Glamour". She comes from a humble background and worked her way up the ranks. She now supports her family - her parents Dennis and Minerva Garret, her sister Salina Pine and Salina's family of her husband Bert Pine and their precocious infant twin daughters, Betsy and Dotsy Pine - who all live with Maggie in her home. Dennis and Minerva believe they gave up their own performing careers to support Maggie in hers, while Salina, also an aspiring stage performer and Maggie's understudy for Glamour, believes she would have long become a star if it wasn't for Maggie trying to suppress her. Bert, a strongman who just spends his days working out, makes no effort to get a job. Maggie does whatever required to make this and any show she's in a success, largely in what she feels is her obligation to support her family. Despite long being told by her faithful personal secretary Harrison, Maggie finally truly understands through a newspaper story that despite a $10,000 a week contract for Glamour, she is penniless, but she refuses to understand it's all because of her family living the high life off her back. As such, she believes she has to work even harder to support them, from learning new songs and lines overnight on the wants of the writer and director, to keeping her throngs of adoring fans happy by always signing autographs. She meets one of those fans, Dan Webster, when he tries to help her through a crush of fans, his move which she takes as being that of a masher, which leads to him taking a trip to the police station under arrest. Nonetheless, Dan still loves Maggie, who he considers an angel. Through similar subsequent incidents, Dan is eventually able to ingratiate himself legally into Maggie's life. Dan, from a wealthy background, now owns a cargo ship and sails the world on a whim all in an effort to find the joy in life, such joy which he feels Maggie doesn't have. As they spend more and more time together, Dan tries to show Maggie how truly to have fun. Even if Maggie does find that joy of living through Dan, nothing will truly change in her life until she sees her family for the true lazy sponges that they actually are, and which Harrison has tried to convince her of for most of her career. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | WHEN IRENE SWINGS AND FLINGS AND SINGS, YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART! (original poster - all caps) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,086,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Douglas Fairbanks Jr.'s duck voice is done by Clarence Nash. He was the original voice of Donald Duck and did it for 50 years, as well as Daisy Duck, Donald''s nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie and many other characters. He also did many of the bird sounds for The Tiki Room at Disneyland. See more » |
| Goofs | Some people believe that when Bert greets his parents-in-law at breakfast, he says, "Morning Ma!" to his mother-in-law, then "Hello Kibbee!" to his father-in-law Dennis Garret, played by Guy Kibbee. However, what he actually says is "Hello, Skippy." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Public Eye (1992). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Just Let Me Look at You See more » |
| Quotes |
Minerva:
Dennis, will you stop drinking for my sake? Dennis: Who said I was drinking for your sake? See more » |