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'''''You'll Find Out''''' is a 1940 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]] and starring [[Kay Kyser]]. In 1940, the film was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("I'd Know You Anywhere") at the [[13th Academy Awards]]. In the film, members of an orchestra hired to play at a young heiress's birthday party uncover a plot against her.<ref name="karloff">Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 263-264</ref> The film was very popular and made a profit of $167,000.<ref name="rko"/> |
'''''You'll Find Out''''' is a 1940 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[David Butler (director)|David Butler]] and starring [[Kay Kyser]]. In 1940, the film was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("I'd Know You Anywhere") at the [[13th Academy Awards]]. In the film, members of an orchestra hired to play at a young heiress's birthday party uncover a plot against her.<ref name="karloff">Stephen Jacobs, ''Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster'', Tomahawk Press 2011 p 263-264</ref> The film was very popular and made a profit of $167,000.<ref name="rko"/>It is the only film where the three "horrormeisters" Karloff,Lugosi,and Lorre appeared together. One song,THE BAD HUMOR MAN,pays affectionate tribute to the three "monsters". |
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PLOT SYNOPSIS: |
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After Kay Kyser and his orchestra arrive at the castle-shaped mansion,the drawbridge leading to it is mysteriously dynamited;stranding both |
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entertainers and guests. |
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Kyser is suspicious of mystic Prince Saliano,and for good reason.He is taking advantage of the heiress' Aunt Bellacrest;'s |
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belief in spiritualism to swindle the estate out of large sums of money.Saliano has been "planted" in the house by the |
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"respectable" family attorney;Judge Mainwaring. |
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Also in on the swindle is Professor Fenninger,who claims to be an expert on uncovering phony spiritualists(something |
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he has no real intention of doing). |
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After a series of typical "haunted house" jokes,Kyser uncovers a basement "command center" that provides the special |
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effects for Saliano's phony seances. |
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The three criminals attempt to escape using dynamite as a shield.But a friendly dog retrieves the lit stick and returns it to the |
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criminals.There is a loud offscreen explosion,and the dog returns carrying Saliano's turban. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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| Directed by | David Butler Fred Fleck (assistant) |
| Written by | David Butler James V. Kern Monte Brice Andrew Bennison R.T.M. Scott |
| Produced by | David Butler |
| Starring | Kay Kyser Boris Karloff Peter Lorre Bela Lugosi |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
Production company | |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $371,000[1] |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
You'll Find Out is a 1940 American comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Kay Kyser. In 1940, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("I'd Know You Anywhere") at the 13th Academy Awards. In the film, members of an orchestra hired to play at a young heiress's birthday party uncover a plot against her.[2] The film was very popular and made a profit of $167,000.[1]It is the only film where the three "horrormeisters" Karloff,Lugosi,and Lorre appeared together. One song,THE BAD HUMOR MAN,pays affectionate tribute to the three "monsters".
PLOT SYNOPSIS:
After Kay Kyser and his orchestra arrive at the castle-shaped mansion,the drawbridge leading to it is mysteriously dynamited;stranding both entertainers and guests.
Kyser is suspicious of mystic Prince Saliano,and for good reason.He is taking advantage of the heiress' Aunt Bellacrest;'s belief in spiritualism to swindle the estate out of large sums of money.Saliano has been "planted" in the house by the "respectable" family attorney;Judge Mainwaring. Also in on the swindle is Professor Fenninger,who claims to be an expert on uncovering phony spiritualists(something he has no real intention of doing).
After a series of typical "haunted house" jokes,Kyser uncovers a basement "command center" that provides the special effects for Saliano's phony seances.
The three criminals attempt to escape using dynamite as a shield.But a friendly dog retrieves the lit stick and returns it to the criminals.There is a loud offscreen explosion,and the dog returns carrying Saliano's turban.
Cast
- Kay Kyser as Himself
- Peter Lorre as Professor Karl Fenninger
- Boris Karloff as Judge Spencer Mainwaring
- Bela Lugosi as Prince Saliano
- Helen Parrish as Janis Bellacrest
- Dennis O'Keefe as Chuck Deems
- Alma Kruger as Aunt Margo Bellacrest
- Joseph Eggenton as Jurgen, Butler
- Kay Kyser's Band as Themselves
- Harry Babbitt as Himself
- Ginny Simms as Herself
- Ish Kabibble as Himself
- Sully Mason as Himself
See also
References
External links
- You'll Find Out at IMDb
- You'll Find Out at AllMovie
- You'll Find Out at the TCM Movie Database
- You'll Find Out at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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