The Naughty Nineties (1945)
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.
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Bud Abbott
as Dexter Broadhurst
as Dexter Broadhurst
Lou Costello
as Sebastian Dinwiddle
as Sebastian Dinwiddle
Alan Curtis
as Mr. Crawford
as Mr. Crawford
Rita Johnson
as Bonita Farrow
as Bonita Farrow
Henry Travers
as Capt. Sam Jackson
as Capt. Sam Jackson
Lois Collier
as Miss Caroline Jackson
as Miss Caroline Jackson
Joe Sawyer
as Bailey
as Bailey
Joe Kirk
as Croupier
as Croupier
Bill Alcorn
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Audley Anderson
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Card Player (uncredited)
Jack Barbee
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
Suzanne Lee Bastian
as Baby (uncredited)
as Baby (uncredited)
Edward Biby
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
as Girl in Garter Gag (uncredited)
as Girl in Garter Gag (uncredited)
Milt Bronson
as Gambler (uncredited)
as Gambler (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Gilded Cage Waiter (uncredited)
as Gilded Cage Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Coffey
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bing Conley
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Tony Dell
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
William Desmond
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
Dolores Evers
as Girl in High-Wire Act (uncredited)
as Girl in High-Wire Act (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
as Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
as Wounded Gambler (uncredited)
Sid Fields
as Gag Man (uncredited)
as Gag Man (uncredited)
Rainbow Four
as Singers (uncredited)
as Singers (uncredited)
Jack Frack
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Jack Frost
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
as Baxter - Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Parker Garvie
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Dealer (uncredited)
as Dealer (uncredited)
Rita Gould
as Girl in Water Gag (uncredited)
as Girl in Water Gag (uncredited)
William E. Green
as Minstrel (uncredited)
as Minstrel (uncredited)
John Hamilton
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Carol Hughes
as Tessie (uncredited)
as Tessie (uncredited)
John Indrisano
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Warren Jackson
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Card Player (uncredited)
Ralph Johns
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Ben Johnson
as Coach Driver (uncredited)
as Coach Driver (uncredited)
Dick Johnstone
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Shirley Karnes
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
as Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
William W. Larsen
as Magician (uncredited)
as Magician (uncredited)
Perc Launders
as Card Player (uncredited)
as Card Player (uncredited)
Ann Lawrence
as Girl in Garter Gag (uncredited)
as Girl in Garter Gag (uncredited)
Rex Lease
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
as Sheriff Wright (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Townswoman (uncredited)
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Max Linder
as Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
as Riverboat Gambler (uncredited)
Arthur Loft
as Billy Boy (uncredited)
as Billy Boy (uncredited)
Chick Madden
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
as Rainbow Four Member (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel
as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
Charles McNally
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Norton
as Drunk at the Gilded Cage (uncredited)
as Drunk at the Gilded Cage (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
Bud O'Connor
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Overman
as Gambling Room Guard (uncredited)
as Gambling Room Guard (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
as Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)
as Gilded Cage Hostess (uncredited)
Charles Phillips
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Torchy Rand
as Singing Specialty (uncredited)
as Singing Specialty (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Waiter (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
as Man in Water Gag (uncredited)
as Man in Water Gag (uncredited)
Sue Robin
as Topsy (uncredited)
as Topsy (uncredited)
Henry Russell
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Sarah Selby
as Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hawkins (uncredited)
Arthur 'Fiddlin' Smith
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Ronald Stanton
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Irene Thomas
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Henry - Ironville Citizen (uncredited)
as Henry - Ironville Citizen (uncredited)
Bud Wolfe
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Jack Worth
as Croupier (uncredited)
as Croupier (uncredited)
Lillian Yarbo
as Effie - Bonita's Cook (uncredited)
as Effie - Bonita's Cook (uncredited)
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John Grant
Screenplay
Screenplay
Jean Yarbrough
Director
Director
Edmund L. Hartmann
Screenplay
Screenplay
Edgar Fairchild
Music Director
Music Director
Milton Feld
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Lloyd Akridge
Music
Music
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Edmund L. Hartmann
Producer
Producer
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Harold H. MacArthur
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edmund Joseph
Screenplay
Screenplay
Arthur Hilton
Editor
Editor
Vera West
Costume Design
Costume Design
Hal Fimberg
Screenplay
Screenplay
Felix Adler
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
John Grant
Producer
Producer
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Clyde Bruckman
Writer
Writer
Leigh Smith
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
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