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  • Playmates (1941)
  • Passed
    96 min | Comedy, Music
Playmates (1941)
Passed
96 min | Comedy, Music

For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.
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Director
Writers
James V. Kern (story) (screenplay) | M.M. Musselman (story) | Arthur Phillips (additional dialogue)
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Updated Dec 26, 1941

Release date
Dec 26, 1941 (United States)

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Cast

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Kay Kyser
Kay Kyser Kay Kyser   See fewer
John Barrymore
John Barrymore John Barrymore   See fewer
Lupe Velez
Carmen del Toro Carmen del Toro   See fewer
Ginny Simms
Ginny Simms - Band Singer Ginny Simms - Band Singer   See fewer
May Robson
Grandma Kyser Grandma Kyser   See fewer
Patsy Kelly
Lulu Monahan Lulu Monahan   See fewer
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lindsay Peter Lindsay   See fewer
Kay Kyser Band
Kay Kyser's Band Kay Kyser's Band   See fewer
Harry Babbitt
Harry Babbitt - Band Member Harry Babbitt - Band Member   See fewer
M.A. Bogue
Ish Kabibble (as Ish Kabibble) Ish Kabibble (as Ish Kabibble)   See fewer
Sully Mason
Sully Mason - Band Member Sully Mason - Band Member   See fewer
Dorothy Babb
Autograph Girl (uncredited) Autograph Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Belasco
Prince Maharoohu (uncredited) Prince Maharoohu (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph E. Bernard
Thomas (uncredited) Thomas (uncredited)   See fewer
William Brandt
Member The Guardsmen (uncredited) Member The Guardsmen (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Carr
Pee Wee (uncredited) Pee Wee (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Cartledge
Page Boy (uncredited) Page Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Hobart Cavanaugh
Philip Tremble (uncredited) Philip Tremble (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Chaney
Call Boy (uncredited) Call Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
George Cleveland
Mr. Nelson Pennypacker (uncredited) Mr. Nelson Pennypacker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Cooke
Bellhop with Food (uncredited) Bellhop with Food (uncredited)   See fewer
Alice Fleming
Mrs. Penelope Pennypacker (uncredited) Mrs. Penelope Pennypacker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Frank
John Barton (uncredited) John Barton (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Gargan
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
The Guardsmen
Singers (uncredited) Singers (uncredited)   See fewer
Vinton Hayworth
Radio Commentator (uncredited) Radio Commentator (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Hunsaker
Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited) Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Iblings
Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited) Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited)   See fewer
Dudley Kuzelle
Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited) Member of The Guardsmen (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Lenard
Madeline (uncredited) Madeline (uncredited)   See fewer
Jewel McGowan
Lindy Dancer (uncredited) Lindy Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
1st Taxi Driver (uncredited) 1st Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Norton
Rhumba Dancer (uncredited) Rhumba Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Sally Payne
Gloria (uncredited) Gloria (uncredited)   See fewer
Marshall Ruth
Comedy Bull Team Member (uncredited) Comedy Bull Team Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Rube Schaffer
Masseur (uncredited) Masseur (uncredited)   See fewer
Glenn Strange
Western Actor (archive footage) (uncredited) Western Actor (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Trowbridge
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Walker
Comedy Bull Team Member (uncredited) Comedy Bull Team Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Dave Willock
Tommy (uncredited) Tommy (uncredited)   See fewer
Marie Windsor
Nightclub Patron (uncredited) Nightclub Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
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