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That's Right - You're Wrong

  • 1939
  • Approved
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
375
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Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Kay Kyser, and Adolphe Menjou in That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
ParodyComedyMusicRomance

Radio sensation Kay Kyser and his band are lured to Hollywood to make a movie, but the screenwriters assigned to the project have difficulty tailoring a script to Kyser's persona.Radio sensation Kay Kyser and his band are lured to Hollywood to make a movie, but the screenwriters assigned to the project have difficulty tailoring a script to Kyser's persona.Radio sensation Kay Kyser and his band are lured to Hollywood to make a movie, but the screenwriters assigned to the project have difficulty tailoring a script to Kyser's persona.

  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writers
    • William M. Conselman
    • James V. Kern
    • David Butler
  • Stars
    • Kay Kyser
    • Adolphe Menjou
    • May Robson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    375
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • William M. Conselman
      • James V. Kern
      • David Butler
    • Stars
      • Kay Kyser
      • Adolphe Menjou
      • May Robson
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kay Kyser
    Kay Kyser
    • Kay Kyser
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Stacey Delmore
    May Robson
    May Robson
    • Grandma
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Sandra Sand
    Dennis O'Keefe
    Dennis O'Keefe
    • Chuck Deems - the Band Manager
    Edward Everett Horton
    Edward Everett Horton
    • Tom Village - a Screenwriter
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Mal Stamp
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Jonathan Forbes
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Dwight Cook - a Screenwriter
    Kay Kyser Band
    Kay Kyser Band
    • Kay Kyser's Band
    • (as Kay Kyser's Band)
    Ginny Simms
    Ginny Simms
    • Ginny Simms - Band Singer
    Harry Babbitt
    Harry Babbitt
    • Harry Babbitt
    Sully Mason
    Sully Mason
    • Sully Mason
    M.A. Bogue
    M.A. Bogue
    • Ish Kabibble
    • (as Ish Kabibble)
    Kathryn Adams
    Kathryn Adams
    • Mrs. Elizabeth Ralston
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bayless
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Ernani Bernardi
    • Clarinetist
    • (uncredited)
    Harrison Carroll
    • Harrison Carroll
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • William M. Conselman
      • James V. Kern
      • David Butler
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews15

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie provides a rare opportunity to see three of the most influential Hollywood columnists active at the time. Sheilah Graham, Hedda Hopper and Jimmy Starr all appear as themselves in the press conference / party scene at the house.
    • Goofs
      The title card for Kyser's screen test lists him as age 32. The movie was released in 1939, when Kyser turned 34 (b. 1905).
    • Quotes
      • Kay Kyser: It looks like at the age of 32, I've become a problem child!
    • Crazy credits
      Listed in the acting credits were "The College of Musical Knowledge", but that referred to Kay Kyser's audience at the radio program, which he called "students."
    • Connections
      Referenced in Africa Squeaks (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      The Little Red Fox (N'Ya N'Ya You Can't Catch Me)
      (1939)

      Music by Lew Porter

      Lyrics by James V. Kern, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange

      Played by the Kay Kyser Band (uncredited) and sung by Ginny Simms (uncredited), Harry Babbitt (uncredited), Sully Mason (uncredited), M.A. Bogue (uncredited) and Kay Kyser (uncredited) at the studio

      Reprised on the radio show at the end

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 24, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rapsódia da Ilusão
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $271,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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