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Jitterbugs (1943)

This is that movie about those people.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Malcolm St. Clair
Writer : Scott Darling

Synopsis

The two-man Laurel and Hardy Zoot Suit Band find themselves fronting a scam for "gasolene pills" in wartime oil-short America. They are however soon on the side of the angels helping recover $10,000 for an attractive young lady whose family have themselves been swindled.

Actors

Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
Stan
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Ollie
Vivian Blaine
Vivian Blaine
Susan Cowan
Robert Bailey
Robert Bailey
Chester Wright (as Bob Bailey)
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Malcolm Bennett
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
Tony Queen
Lee Patrick
Lee Patrick
Dorcas
Robert Emmett Keane
Robert Emmett Keane
Henry Corcoran

Crews

Malcolm St. Clair
Malcolm St. Clair
Director
Scott Darling
Scott Darling
Screenplay
Lucien N. Andriot
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography
James Basevi
James Basevi
Art Direction
Chester Gore
Chester Gore
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Al Orenbach
Al Orenbach
Set Decoration
Norman Colbert
Norman Colbert
Editor
N'was McKenzie
N'was McKenzie
Costume Design
Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
E. Clayton Ward
E. Clayton Ward
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Emil Newman
Emil Newman
Music Director
Sol M. Wurtzel
Sol M. Wurtzel
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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