Behind the Eight Ball (1942)
Synopsis
The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.
Release Date: 1942-12-04
Runtime: 60 minutes
Director: Edward F. Cline
Top Cast
- Al Ritz as Al Jester
- Jimmy Ritz as Jimmy Jester
- Harry Ritz as Harry Jester
- Carol Bruce as Joan Barry
- Dick Foran as Bill Edwards
- Grace McDonald as Babs
- Johnny Downs as Danny
- William Demarest as McKenzie
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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