About the film
carnival musical based on play or musical
Shoot the Works
Release Date: July 18, 1934
| Year | : | 1934 |
| Slogan | : | «Yowsah! THE MOSTA OF THE BESTA!» |
| Genres | : | Comedy |
| Production Companies | : | Paramount |
| Director | : | Wesley Ruggles |
| Producers | : | Adolph Zukor, Albert Lewis |
| Writers | : | Ben Hecht, Ben Hecht, Claude Binyon, Howard J. Green, Gene Fowler |
| RunTime | : | 64 mins. |
Jack Oakie stars as seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily (Dorothy Dell) to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself.
Main Actors
Jack Oakie
Character : Nicky Nelson
Ben Bernie
Character : Joe Davis
Dorothy Dell
Character : Lily Raquel
Alison Skipworth
Character : The Countess
Roscoe Karns
Character : Sailor Burke
Arline Judge
Character : Jackie Donovan
William Frawley
Character : Larry Hale
Lew Cody
Character : Axel Hanratty
Paul Cavanagh
Character : Alvin Ritchie
Monte Vandergrift
Character : Man from Board of Health
Jill Dennett
Character : Wanda
Lee Kohlmar
Character : Prof. Jonas
Tony Merlo
Character : Headwaiter
Ben Taggart
Character : Detective
Charles McAvoy
Character : Cop
Fred Lawrence
Character : Crooner (as Frank Prince)
Ann Sheridan
Character : Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited)
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