Forty Naughty Girls
Forty Naughty Girls is a 1937 American comedy 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]
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| Directed by | Edward F. Cline |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Screenplay by | John Grey Harold Kusell |
| Based on | The Riddle of the Forty Naughty Girls 1934 story in Mystery by Stuart Palmer |
| Starring | James Gleason ZaSu Pitts Marjorie Lord George Shelley Joan Woodbury |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | John Lockert |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Cast
- James Gleason as Inspector Oscar Piper
- ZaSu Pitts as Hildegarde Withers
- Marjorie Lord as June Preston
- George Shelley as Bert
- Joan Woodbury as Rita Marlowe
- Frank M. Thomas as Jeff Plummer
- Tom Kennedy as Detective Casey
- Alan Edwards as Ricky Rickman
- Stephen Chase as Tommy Washburn
- Eddie Marr as Windy Bennett
- Ada Leonard as Lil
- Barbara Pepper as Alice
Production notes
The role of Hildegarde Withers along with James Gleason as Inspector Oscar Piper was played by;
- The Penguin Pool Murder (1932), starring Edna May Oliver
- Murder on the Blackboard (1934), starring Edna May Oliver
- Murder on a Honeymoon (1935), starring Edna May Oliver (based on The Puzzle of the Pepper Tree, 1934)
- Murder on a Bridle Path (1936), starring Helen Broderick
- The Plot Thickens (1936), starring ZaSu Pitts
- Forty Naughty Girls (1937), starring ZaSu Pitts[5]
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References
- "Forty Naughty Girls (1937) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- "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". Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- "Forty Naughty Girls Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Forty Naughty Girls - TVGuide.com". TV Guide. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
- https://catalog.afi.com/Film/4068-FORTY-NAUGHTY-GIRLS?sid=edcbd21e-9e2b-49ad-aee0-05525dfa7388&sr=6.412235&cp=1&pos=0
- https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=hildegarde-withers&ref_=fn_al_kw_1&sort=release_date,desc&mode=detail&page=1
External links
- Forty Naughty Girls on IMDb
- Forty Naughty Girls at AllMovie
- Forty Naughty Girls at the TCM Movie Database
- Forty Naughty Girls at the American Film Institute Catalog
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