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Public Jitterbug No. 1

  • 1939
  • 21m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
114
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Public Jitterbug No. 1 (1939)
ComedyMusicalShort

The government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many followers, but the primary perpetrator of th... Read allThe government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many followers, but the primary perpetrator of the jitterbug, who they've coined "Public Jitterbug No. 1". Hal Sturges is one of several ag... Read allThe government has set up a special agency to stamp out what it considers the number one public menace: the jitterbug. They aren't after the many followers, but the primary perpetrator of the jitterbug, who they've coined "Public Jitterbug No. 1". Hal Sturges is one of several agents working on the case who goes undercover as a dancer in Broadway haunts to find and ca... Read all

  • Director
    • Joseph Henabery
  • Writer
    • Burnet Hershey
  • Stars
    • Hal Le Roy
    • Betty Hutton
    • Chaz Chase
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    114
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Henabery
    • Writer
      • Burnet Hershey
    • Stars
      • Hal Le Roy
      • Betty Hutton
      • Chaz Chase
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hal Le Roy
    Hal Le Roy
    • Hal Sturges
    Betty Hutton
    Betty Hutton
    • Betty
    Chaz Chase
    Chaz Chase
    • Billy
    Tom Emerson
    • Bandleader
    Tom Emerson's Hillbilly Sextette
    • Hillbilly Sextette
    • (as Emerson's Sextette)
    • Director
      • Joseph Henabery
    • Writer
      • Burnet Hershey
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    • Trivia
      Vitaphone Production Reels #B240-241.
    • Quotes
      • [first lines]
      • Government Agent Chief: Swing, nothing but swing! Gentlemen, it's sweeping over the country. Jitterbug! They're a menace to the public. They must be stamped out.
      • Hal Sturges: What we've got to do, Chief, is get to the higher ups!
      • Government Agent Chief: Now you're talking, Sturges. We don't want the small fry. We want Public Jitterbug No. 1!
    • Soundtracks
      Public Jitterbug No. 1
      (uncredited)

      Music by Saul Chaplin

      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Played during the opening credits

      Also performed by Betty Hutton toward the end

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 4, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Broadway Brevities (1939-1940 season) #8: Public Jitterbug Number One
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 21m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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