Comedy · United States of America · 1945 · 1h 16m

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties poster
Director
Jean Yarbrough
Cast
Bud Abbott as Dexter Broadhurst Lou Costello as Sebastian Dinwiddle Alan Curtis as Mr. Crawford Rita Johnson as Bonita Farrow Henry Travers as Capt. Sam Jackson Lois Collier as Miss Caroline Jackson
Crew
George Robinson — Director of Photography Arthur Hilton — Editor Edmund L. Hartmann — Screenplay John Grant — Screenplay Edmund Joseph — Screenplay Hal Fimberg — Screenplay
Tagline

A Show Boat Load of Laughter!

Synopsis

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.

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Mood & Themes
salooncasinogamblingslapstick comedysingerblack and whiteriverboatshowboat
Key Collaborators
Jean Yarbrough Director George Robinson Director of Photography Arthur Hilton Editor Edmund L. Hartmann Screenplay John Grant Screenplay Edmund Joseph Screenplay Hal Fimberg Screenplay Clyde Bruckman Writer Edmund L. Hartmann Producer John Grant Producer Vera West Costume Design
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