Some Like It Hot (1939 film)

Not to be confused with the 1959 Billy Wilder film Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe, or the 2016 Chinese film Some Like It Hot (2016 film).

Some Like It Hot, reissued for television as Rhythm Romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, and Gene Krupa. Directed by George Archainbaud, its screenplay was written by Wilkie C. Mahoney and Lewis R. Foster, based on the play The Great Magoo by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler, which performed briefly on Broadway in 1932.^[1] The film was released the year before Road to Singapore converted theatre and radio star Hope into a huge movie box office draw. Legendary cinematographer Karl Struss filmed the movie.^[2]

Some Like It Hot
Theatrical poster
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Written by	Wilkie C. Mahoney Lewis R. Foster
Based on	The Great Magoo 1932 play by Ben Hecht Gene Fowler
Produced by	William LeBaron
Starring	Bob Hope Shirley Ross Gene Krupa
Cinematography	Karl Struss
Edited by	Edward Dmytryk
Music by	Arthur Franklin
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 19, 1939 (1939-05-19)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The title of the film is taken from a nursery rhyme, and bears no relation to Billy Wilder's acclaimed 1959 comedy film Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis.

Plot summary

Nicky Nelson is a sidewalk entrepreneur who tries to lure passersby to see his friend Gene Krupa's band. As the strategy fails, he takes the musicians to a club, where he meets singer Lily Racquel. He takes advantage of her while pretending to help her, but love ultimately redeems him.

Cast

• Bob Hope as Nicky Nelson
• Shirley Ross as Lily Racquet
• Una Merkel as Flo Saunders
• Gene Krupa as himself
• Rufe Davis as Stoney
• Bernard Nedell as Stephen Hanratty
• Frank Sully as Sailor Burke
• Bernadene Hayes as Miss Marble
• Richard Denning as Mr. Weems
• Clarence Wilson as Mr.Ives