Strike Me Pink

1936

1h 40m

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6.6/10

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Comedy

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.

Directors

Norman Taurog

Writers

Walter DeLeon(screenplay by)

Clarence Budington Kelland(story by)

Frank Butler(screenplay by)

Stars

Eddie Cantor

Ethel Merman

Sally Eilers

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Top cast

Eddie Pink

Joyce Lennox

Claribel Higg

Parkyakarkus

Mr. Copple

Hattie 'Ma' Carson

Butch Carson

Vance

Mr. Thrust

Sunnie

Mademoiselle Fifi

Killer

Charley Lennox

Mr. Marsh

Mr. Selby

Miller

Smiley

Hardie

Directors

Norman Taurog

Writers

Walter DeLeon(screenplay by)

Clarence Budington Kelland(story by)

Frank Butler(screenplay by)

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This is quite a fun, gentle, comedy that sees Eddie Cantor play "Eddie Pink"; a rather feeble dry-cleaner who get's picked upon by the local youth. He sends off for a sort of Charles Atlas course for cowardly lions that will give him courage and before he knows it he is running best pal Butch's mother's "Dreamland" amusement arcade - and has to face up to the local mobsters keen to get in on the act. Add to his troubles his infatuation with charismatic, slightly manipulative "Joyce Lennox" (Ethel Merman) who belts out a couple half decent Harold Arlen numbers along the way and you just know it's going to be heavy going for our timid hero. It's not laugh out loud, and the story is pretty predictable but Cantor and Merman play well together and the film hangs nicely as an enjoyable, if maybe 20 minutes too long, afternoon feature.

Geronimo196719 Jun, 2022