No Time for Comedy

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No Time for Comedy

"A country boy takes over Broadway . . . until he gets into heart-trouble!"

1940

1h 38m

5.0(10 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

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Cast & Crew

41 members

Acting

James Stewart

Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

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Rosalind Russell

Linda Paige Esterbrook

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Genevieve Tobin

Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

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Charles Ruggles

Philo Swift

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Allyn Joslyn

Morgan Carrell

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Clarence Kolb

Richard Benson

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Louise Beavers

Clementine

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J.M. Kerrigan

Jim

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Lawrence Grossmith

Frank

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Robert Greig

Robert

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Frank Faylen

Cab Driver

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Herbert Anderson

Actor in Show (uncredited)

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Sidney Bracey

Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

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James Burke

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Glen Cavender

Actor in Show (uncredited)

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Mildred Coles

Young Actress in Show (uncredited)

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Bonnie Gaye Cowen

(uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Sweeny (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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Herbert Heywood

Joe (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Bartender at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

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William Hopper

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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Arthur Housman

Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

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Olaf Hytten

Pearson (uncredited)

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Selmer Jackson

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Call Boy (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Actor in Show (uncredited)

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Harold Miller

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Linda's Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Wedgwood Nowell

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

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Robert Emmett O'Connor

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Bumping Man Exiting Subway (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

Cashier (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Backstage Man (uncredited)

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Bert Stevens

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Nella Walker

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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Pierre Watkin

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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Leo White

Actor in Show (uncredited)

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Jack Wise

Actor in Show (uncredited)

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Isabel Withers

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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