Pot Luck
- 1937
- 10m
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- TriviaThe Three Rhythm Boys here could not be the Original Paul Whiteman trio of Bing Crosby, Al Rinker & Harry Barris. Bing was already a big star w/Paramount in '37. Whiteman formed a new trio in the '30s, naming them The Rhythm Boys, which is who this group probably is.
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Who or what is a Cuban Pete?
IMDb's reviewer "free2emailus" has made a few errors in reviewing this film: the Three Rhythm Boys are dressed as footmen, not butlers; the little girl Jean has no mother in this film, off-camera or otherwise. Also, the plot centres on an error: even a Brit like me knows that U.S. income-tax auditors did not work for the State Department in 1937.
What most interested me about 'Pot Luck' is that the chief tax auditor (oddly named Betts) is played by character actor Russ Brown. In the 1950s and '60s, Brown had a respectable career as a film actor: he sang 'Heart' in 'Damn Yankees', and also had good roles in 'South Pacific' and 'Advise and Consent', so I was very intrigued to see him here as a much younger man.
Does the phrase 'Cuban Pete' have some slang meaning that I don't understand? It's the title of a song in this mini-musical, but I've also encountered it in more suspicious contexts. My rating for this froth: just 4 out of 10.
What most interested me about 'Pot Luck' is that the chief tax auditor (oddly named Betts) is played by character actor Russ Brown. In the 1950s and '60s, Brown had a respectable career as a film actor: he sang 'Heart' in 'Damn Yankees', and also had good roles in 'South Pacific' and 'Advise and Consent', so I was very intrigued to see him here as a much younger man.
Does the phrase 'Cuban Pete' have some slang meaning that I don't understand? It's the title of a song in this mini-musical, but I've also encountered it in more suspicious contexts. My rating for this froth: just 4 out of 10.
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- F Gwynplaine MacIntyre
- Aug 16, 2008
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- 1.37 : 1
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