CinemaOSMovie · 1940 · 1h 19m · NR

Public Deb No. 1

Howlingly hilarious...as her penniless boy friend smacks some sense into her!

49%(5)IMDbComedy

When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.

Directed byGregory Ratoff

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
EN
Released
September 13, 1940
Studios
20th Century Fox

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
George Murphy

George Murphy

Alan Blake

Brenda Joyce

Brenda Joyce

Penny Cooper

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Milburn

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Bruce Fairchild

Mischa Auer

Mischa Auer

Grisha

Elsa Maxwell

Elsa Maxwell

Herself

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Hugh Stackett

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Bartender

Maxie Rosenbloom

Maxie Rosenbloom

Eric

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Judge

Creative team
Directed by
Gregory Ratoff
Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Karl Tunberg
Karl Tunberg
Darrell Ware
Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck

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