Brooklyn Orchid

Brooklyn Orchid
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kurt Neumann
Produced by Hal Roach
Screenplay by Earle Snell
Clarence Marks
Starring William Bendix
Joe Sawyer
Marjorie Woodworth
Grace Bradley
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Florine McKinney
Leonid Kinskey
Music by Edward Ward
Cinematography Robert Pittack
Edited by Ray Snyder
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists
Release date
  • January 31, 1942 (1942-01-31)
Running time
 50 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Brooklyn Orchid is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners. The film stars William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Grace Bradley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Florine McKinney and Leonid Kinskey. The film was released on January 31, 1942, by United Artists.[1][2][3]

Plot

A couple of cab drivers, Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett, cope with the women in their lives. Tim's social-climbing wife Sadie has a secret, that she once worked as a stripper. Eddie's conniving sweetheart Mabel plans to use this information against Sadie when she becomes irritated by her.

Tim and Eddie go fishing and catch a whopper -- a beautiful woman. Lucy Gibbs turns out to be the winner of the "Brooklyn Orchid" beauty pageant, but rather than he pleased, she's actually making a suicide attempt over its adverse effect on her life. She now blames Tim and Eddie for spoiling her plans.

The boys take their ladies to a health spa, but Lucy follows them and complicates matters. When a band strikes up, Sadie announces that Mabel is in the room and can do her "act." Lucy saves the day, pretending to be Sadie and hiding her secret. Sadie then cuts up Mabel's dress and tosses her into a swimming pool. Tim and Eddie decide not to go fishing again.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Brooklyn Orchid (1942) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Brooklyn Orchid". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brooklyn Orchid (1942)". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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