Hello, Sucker

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Hello, Sucker
Hello, Sucker poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Edward F. Cline
Screenplay byMaurice Leo
Paul Gerard Smith
Story by Arthur T. Horman
Produced byKen Goldsmith
Starring Hugh Herbert
Tom Brown
Peggy Moran
Lewis Howard
June Storey
Walter Catlett
Robert Emmett Keane
Cinematography Charles Van Enger
Edited byRalph Dixon
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 11, 1941 (1941-07-11)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hello, Sucker is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett Keane. [1] The film was released on July 11, 1941, by Universal Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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Synopsis

A young couple take over a failing booking agency for vaudeville performers and try to turn the business around with the assistance of Hubert Worthington Clippe.

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