Behind the Eight Ball

Behind the Eight Ball

4.7 | 1942-12-04 | Music Comedy

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

Featured Crew

Edward F. Cline Director
Stanley Roberts Story
Stanley Roberts Screenplay
Mel Ronson Screenplay
Howard Benedict Associate Producer
Charles Previn Music Director
Eddie Prinz Choreographer
George Robinson Director of Photography

Cast

Al Ritz
Al Ritz
Al Jester
Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy Jester
Harry Ritz
Harry Ritz
Harry Jester
Carol Bruce
Carol Bruce
Joan Barry
Dick Foran
Dick Foran
Bill Edwards

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