A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
secretary
scam
bookie
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Lucille Ball
Ellen Grant
William Holden
Dick Richmond
Janis Carter
Peggy Donato
James Gleason
Timothy Gleason
Gloria Henry
Helen White
Frank McHugh
Kilcoyne
George Cleveland
Judge Grant
Stephen Dunne
Ralph Winton
Wanda Perry
Ruth (uncredited)
Roy Roberts
Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Will Wright
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Frank Tashlin
Screenplay
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Charles Lawton Jr.
Director of Photography
S. Sylvan Simon
Producer
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
brunettegsundae
4.0★ · 07/19/25
Two stars are for Lucille Ball, who carries EVERYTHING in this movieeeee. The multiple slaps she gives to his face are iconic
Two stars are for Lucille Ball, who carries EVERYTHING in this movieeeee. The multiple slaps she gives to his face are iconic
