Men Are Such Fools
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Men are Such Fools is a 1938 American romantic comedy film
made by Warner Brothers, directed by Busby Berkeley
— and starring Humphrey Bogart
, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, and Hugh Herbert
. The story was based on a Saturday Evening Post Story by Faith Baldwin
. It tells the story of a young woman who works for an advertising agency and climbs the corporate ladder while falling in love.
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
made by Warner Brothers, directed by Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley was a highly influential Hollywood movie director and musical choreographer. Berkeley was famous for his elaborate musical production numbers that often involved complex geometric patterns...
— and starring Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
, Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, and Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert was a motion picture comedian. He began his career in vaudeville, and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches.-Career:...
. The story was based on a Saturday Evening Post Story by Faith Baldwin
Faith Baldwin
Faith Baldwin was a very successful U.S. author of romance and fiction, publishing some 100 novels, often concentrating on women juggling career and family...
. It tells the story of a young woman who works for an advertising agency and climbs the corporate ladder while falling in love.
Cast
- Wayne Morris as Jimmie Hall
- Priscilla Lane as Linda Lawrence
- Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartHumphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
as Harry - Hugh HerbertHugh HerbertHugh Herbert was a motion picture comedian. He began his career in vaudeville, and wrote more than 150 plays and sketches.-Career:...
as Harvey Bates - Johnnie DavisJohnnie DavisJohnnie Davis, also billed as Johnny Davis and Johnnie "Scat" Davis, was an American actor and singer....
as Tad Turkel - Penny SingletonPenny SingletonPenny Singleton was an American film actress. Born Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of an Irish-American newspaperman Benny McNulty — from whom she received the nickname "Penny" because she was "as bright as a penny".During her sixty...
as Nancy - Mona BarrieMona BarrieMona Barrie was an English born actress in American theatre and motion pictures.-Career:Born Mona Barlee Smith in London, she was educated in Australia and made her professional debut as a ballet dancer in Sydney at the age of sixteen. This led to a solo act in musical comedies...
as Bea Harris - Vivienne OsborneVivienne OsborneVivienne Osborne was an American stage and film actress known for her work in Broadway theater and in silent and sound films.-Career:...
as Lili Arno - Marcia Ralston as Wanda
- Gene Lockhart
- Screen Play by Norman Reilly Raine and Horace Jackson