The Cat and the Canary
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
Welcome Stranger
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifetyle of his landlord, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
Nothing But the Truth
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
My Favorite Brunette
Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Never Say Die
Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times over. Martha Raye is a Texan heiress who wants to marry her boyfriend Andy Devine, but her father is determined that she marry into royalty. To solve both their problems, Martha Raye and Bob Hope decide to marry, but will they ever find love together?
Up in Arms
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.
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Elliott Nugent
Director
Elizabeth Patterson
as
Aunt Susan
Douglass Montgomery
as
Charlie Wilder
Nydia Westman
as
Cicily
Paulette Goddard
as
Joyce Norman
Frank Faylen
as
Bill Walters
Barry Fitzgerald
as
Dr. Joseph McRory
Don Beddoe
as
Mort Elkins
Elisha Cook Jr.
as
Klipspringer
Ray Walker
as
Real Estate Man
Jack Lambert
as
Reba
Will Wright
as
Mr. Bart Prichard
Bob Hope
as
Steve Bennett
Edward Arnold
as
T.T. Ralston
Peter Lorre
as
Kismet
Ann Doran
as
Miss Rogers
Martha Raye
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Mickey Hawkins
Alan Mowbray
as
Prince Smirnov
Mildred Kornman
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Goldwyn Girl
Walter Catlett
as
Major Brock
Edward Earle
as
Sherwood - Draft Board Member
Dinah Shore
as
Virginia Merrill
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