Florida Special
1936 film by Ralph Murphy
- April 21, 1936 (1936-04-21)
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Florida Special is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by David Boehm, Marguerite Roberts, Laura Perelman and S. J. Perelman. The film stars Jack Oakie, Sally Eilers, Kent Taylor, Frances Drake, Claude Gillingwater and Sam Hearn. The film was released on April 21, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
Newspaper reporter Bangs Carter and his rich buddy Wally Tucker end up on the Florida Special train bound for Florida with jewel thieves and Wally's ex-girlfriend. Bangs falls for a passenger, Jerry Quinn, along the way as they try to catch the crooks.
Cast
- Jack Oakie as Bangs Carter
- Sally Eilers as Jerry Quinn
- Kent Taylor as Wally Tucker
- Frances Drake as Marina Landon
- Claude Gillingwater as Simeon Stafford
- Sam Hearn as Schlepperman
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Captain Timothy Harrigan
- Sidney Blackmer as Jack Macklyn
- Matthew Betz as Herman Weil
- Dwight Frye as Jenkins
- Garry Owen as Joe
- Clyde Dilson as Dominic
- Mack Gray as Louie
- Stanley Andrews as Armstrong
References
- ^ "Florida Special (1936) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- ^ J.T.M. (1936-05-29). "Movie Review - Florida Special - At the Rialto". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
External links
- Florida Special at IMDb
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Films directed by Ralph Murphy
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- Panama Flo (1932)
- 70,000 Witnesses (1932)
- Strictly Personal (1933)
- Song of the Eagle (1933)
- Golden Harvest (1933)
- Girl Without a Room (1933)
- She Made Her Bed (1934)
- Private Scandal (1934)
- The Great Flirtation (1934)
- The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
- Menace (1934)
- One Hour Late (1934)
- McFadden's Flats (1935)
- Men Without Names (1935)
- Collegiate (1936)
- Florida Special (1936)
- The Man I Marry (1936)
- Top of the Town (1937)
- Partners in Crime (1937)
- Night Club Scandal (1937)
- Our Neighbors – The Carters (1939)
- I Want a Divorce (1940)
- You're the One (1941)
- Las Vegas Nights (1941)
- Glamour Boy (1941)
- Pacific Blackout (1941)
- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
- Salute for Three (1943)
- Night Plane from Chungking (1943)
- Rainbow Island (1944)
- The Town Went Wild (1944)
- The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
- Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
- How Doooo You Do!!! (1945)
- The Spirit of West Point (1947)
- Mickey (1948)
- Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
- Stage to Tucson (1950)
- Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
- Dick Turpin's Ride (1951)
- Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
- Captain Pirate (1952)
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