Movie Cosmos - Strike Me Pink

Description:

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.

Top Cast >

Eddie Cantor

As Eddie Pink

Ethel Merman

As Joyce Lennox

Sally Eilers

As Claribel Higg

Harry Parke

As Parkyakarkus

William Frawley

As Mr. Copple

Helen Lowell

As Hattie 'Ma' Carson

Gordon Jones

As Butch Carson

Brian Donlevy

As Vance

Jack La Rue

As Mr. Thrust

Sunnie O'Dea

As Sunnie

Dona Drake

As Mademoiselle Fifi

Edward Brophy

As Killer

Sid Fields

As Charley Lennox

Don Brodie

As Mr. Marsh

Charles McAvoy

As Mr. Selby

Stanley Blystone

As Miller

Duke York

As Smiley

Charles C. Wilson

As Hardie

Clyde Hagar

As Potato Peeler Pitchman

Agnes Anderson

As Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

Joan Barclay

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

As Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Mildred Boyd

As Dancer / Singer in 'First You Have Me High (Then You Have Me Low)' (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

As Maitre d' at Club Lido (uncredited)

Carol Chilton

As Specialty Dancer Duo (uncredited)

Howard Christie

As Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

Mickey Daniels

As Student in Shoe Repair Shop (uncredited)

Harriett De Busman

As Undetermined role (uncredited)

Dorothy Dugan

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Jinx Falkenburg

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Gail Goodson

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Mary Gwynne

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Ben Hall

As Student kicked by Bully (uncredited)

Robert Homans

As Joe - the Cop (uncredited)

Kay Hughes

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Eleanor Huntley

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Elaine Johnson

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Fred Kohler Jr.

As Student Bully (uncredited)

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers

As Specialty Dancers (uncredited)

Lucien Littlefield

As Professor Kittridge (uncredited)

Nick Lukats

As Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

William V. Mong

As Professor Hendricks (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

As Stagedoor Johnny (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

As Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

As Stage Doorman at Club Lido (uncredited)

Charles Richman

As Professor (uncredited)

Charlotte Russell

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Gail Sheridan

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Marcia Sweet

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Anya Taranda

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Bob Terry

As Club Lido Patron (uncredited)

Maceo Thomas

As Specialty Dancer Duo (uncredited)

Monte Vandergrift

As Waiter (uncredited)

Vicki Vann

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Blanca Vischer

As Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

As Nightclub Patron

Top Crew >

Norman Taurog

Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

This is quite a fun, gentle, comedy that sees Eddie Cantor play "Eddie Pink"; a rather feeble dry-cleaner who get's picked upon by the local youth. He sends off for a sort of Charles Atlas course for cowardly lions that will give him courage and before he knows it he is running best pal Butch's mother's "Dreamland" amusement arcade - and has to face up to the local mobsters keen to get in on the act. Add to his troubles his infatuation with charismatic, slightly manipulative "Joyce Lennox" (Ethel Merman) who belts out a couple half decent Harold Arlen numbers along the way and you just know it's going to be heavy going for our timid hero. It's not laugh out loud, and the story is pretty predictable but Cantor and Merman play well together and the film hangs nicely as an enjoyable, if maybe 20 minutes too long, afternoon feature.

2022-06-19