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'Four Jacks and a Jill' is a 1942 musical comedy film starring Ray Bolger, Anne Shirley, June Havoc and Desi Arnaz.

It lost $113,000.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, 'The RKO Story.' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p169

Plot



Nifty Sullivan, a bandleader, saves Katarina "Nina" Novak from being hit by a car, but rather than being grateful, Nina blames him for losing a ticket she had to a concert. Nifty escorts her there himself, then introduces her to his band, Four Jacks and a Queen, the queen being their singer, Opal.

Opal, who is dating a gangster called Noodle, quits the band, which then loses its nightclub job. Nina claims she once was a singer who entertained European royalty, King Stephen, and gets the band hired by a club owner called Hoople who believes her tale that the King himself will come see them perform.

Nifty realizes that Nina is both broke and a born liar. But, by coincidence, taxi driver Steve Sarto, who is trying to woo Opal, is a dead ringer for the King. He comes to the club pretending to be his majesty, but Noodle wants to flatten him for paying too much attention to Opal, and then confusion reigns when the actual King shows up.

Cast



* Ray Bolger as Nifty Sullivan

* Anne Shirley as Nina Novak (singing voice was dubbed by Martha Mears)

* June Havoc as Opal

* Desi Arnaz as Steve Sarto

* Eddie Foy, Jr. as Happy

* Jack Durant as Noodle

* Fritz Feld as Hoople

* Grady Sutton as nightclub patron

Musical numbers



* 'I'm in Good Shape'

Sung and Danced by Ray Bolger

* 'I Haven't a Thing to Wear'

Sung and Danced by June Havoc

* 'Karanina'

Sung by Anne Shirley (dubbed by Martha Mears), Eddie Foy Jr., Jack Briggs and William Blees

* 'Boogie Woogie Conga'

Sung and Danced by Ray Bolger, Eddie Foy Jr., Jack Briggs and William Blees

* 'Wherever You Go'

Sung by Anne Shirley (dubbed by Martha Mears), then danced by Ray Bolger and Anne Shirley

* 'You Go Your Way'

Sung by Anne Shirley (dubbed by Martha Mears)

* 'Boogie Woogie Conga' (reprise)

Sung by Desi Arnaz, June Havoc, Bob Perry and Constantine Romanoff

References



External list



* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034751/ 'Four Jacks and a Jill'] at IMDb

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Category:1942 films

Category:1942 musical comedy films

Category:American musical comedy films

Category:Films directed by Jack Hively

Category:RKO Pictures films

Category:American black-and-white films

Category:1940s American films


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