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Public Deb No. 1

  • 19401940
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
47
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Mischa Auer, Brenda Joyce, Elsa Maxwell, and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Comedy
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
47
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Don Ettlinger(story)
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
    • Darrell Ware
  • Stars
    • George Murphy
    • Brenda Joyce
    • Ralph Bellamy
  • Director
    • Gregory Ratoff
  • Writers
    • Don Ettlinger(story)
    • Karl Tunberg(screenplay)
    • Darrell Ware
  • Stars
    • George Murphy
    • Brenda Joyce
    • Ralph Bellamy
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    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Brenda Joyce and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
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    Brenda Joyce and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
    Brenda Joyce and George Murphy in Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

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    George Murphy
    George Murphy
    • Alan Blake
    Brenda Joyce
    Brenda Joyce
    • Penny Cooper
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Bruce Fairchild
    Elsa Maxwell
    Elsa Maxwell
    • Elsa Maxwell
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Grisha
    Charles Ruggles
    Charles Ruggles
    • Milburn
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    Maxie Rosenbloom
    • Eric
    • (as Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom)
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Magistrate
    Franklin Pangborn
    Franklin Pangborn
    • Bartender
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Mr. Schlitz
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • Hugh Stackett
    Ivan Lebedeff
    Ivan Lebedeff
    • Feodor
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Ivan
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Communist
    Luis Alberni
    Luis Alberni
    • Frontenac
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Arkin
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Margaret Armstrong
    Margaret Armstrong
    • President
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Dutchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gregory Ratoff
    • Writers
      • Don Ettlinger(story)
      • Karl Tunberg(screenplay) (story)
      • Darrell Ware
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      Perfidia
      (uncredited)
      Music by Alberto Domínguez

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kärlek vid första smällen
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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