Double Date (film)

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Double Date
Double Date poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Glenn Tryon
Screenplay by Scott Darling
Erna Lazarus
Agnes Christine Johnston
Story byScott Darling
Erna Lazarus
Produced byJoseph Gershenson
Starring Edmund Lowe
Una Merkel
Peggy Moran
Rand Brooks
Tommy Kelly
Hattie Noel
Cinematography John W. Boyle
Edited by Otto Ludwig
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 14, 1941 (1941-03-14)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$88,000 [1]

Double Date is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and written by Scott Darling, Erna Lazarus and Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Edmund Lowe, Una Merkel, Peggy Moran, Rand Brooks, Tommy Kelly and Hattie Noel. The film was released on March 14, 1941, by Universal Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

The laugh-provoking efforts of a pert, determined young schoolgirl and a swaggering schoolboy-sophisticate to guide their errant adult relatives away from the pitfalls of love. [5]

Cast

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References

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