No Time for Comedy (1940)
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Directors
William Keighley
Cast
James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin, Charles Ruggles
The story
Gaylord Esterbrook, a reporter from Redfield, Minnesota (pop. 786, including livestock), writes a play about Park Avenue high society, even though he has never been to New York City. The play is being staged, but needs rewriting, so the producers bring Gaylord to New York.
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Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film, drama film, romance film
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