Thanks for Everything (1938 film)

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Thanks for Everything
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by William A. Seiter
Screenplay byCurtis Kenyon
Harry Tugend
Story byGilbert Wright
Produced by Harry Joe Brown
Starring Adolphe Menjou
Jack Oakie
Jack Haley
Arleen Whelan
Tony Martin
Binnie Barnes
Cinematography Lucien N. Andriot
Edited by Robert L. Simpson
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • December 23, 1938 (1938-12-23)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thanks for Everything is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Curtis Kenyon and Harry Tugend, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Arleen Whelan, Tony Martin and Binnie Barnes. [1] [2] [3] It was released on December 23, 1938 by 20th Century-Fox.

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Plot

J. B. Harcourt, the head of a market research firm, uses a radio contest to seek out the average American. The winner is the ordinary Henry Smith, whose answers to questions reveal the general view of mainstream America. Harcourt and his assistant Bates attempt to mine this useful source of information for profit.

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson. "Thanks for Everything (1938) - William Seiter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
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