Powder Town

Powder Town

79 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 7, 1942

Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.

Powder Town

79 mins | Drama, Comedy | June 7, 1942

Powder Town
Director Rowland V. Lee's wacky 1942 comedy, about an absent-minded scientist working on a secret formula at an explosives plant, stars Edmond O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, Dorothy Lovett, June Havoc, Eddie Foy Jr., Marion Martin and Mary Gordon.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Powder Town
Directors Rowland V. Lee
Writers David Boehm, Max Brand, Vicki Baum

Cast

Victor McLaglen

as Jeems O'Shea

Edmond O'Brien

as J. Quincy 'Penji' Pennant

June Havoc

as Dolly Smythe

Dorothy Lovett

as Sally Dean

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Mr. Billy Meeker

Damian O'Flynn

as Oliver Lindsay

Marten Lamont

as Chick Parker

Roy Gordon

as Dr. Wayne

Marion Martin

as Sue, Blonde Piano Player

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Douglas

Frances E. Neal

as Carol

Julie Warren

as Betty

Jane Woodworth

as Helen

George Cleveland

as Gus the Janitor

John McGuire

as Harvey Dodge

Murray Alper

as Joe the Cab Driver (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

as Jerry the Nitrate Technician (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Security Guard Shooting Gun (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Waiter (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Mr. Tuttle (uncredited)

Frank McLure

as Sarcastic Test Observer (uncredited)

Frank Mills

as Beer Drinker at Bar (uncredited)

Netta Packer

as Mr. Tuttle's Secretary (uncredited)

Jack Perry

as Henchman at Dice Table (uncredited)

Charles Schaeffer

as Charlie the Bartender (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

as Man at Dice Table (uncredited)

Tom Steele

as Truck Driver / Henchman (uncredited)

Sammy Stein

as Henchman (uncredited)

Sally Wadsworth

as Miss Wood, Dr. Wayne's Receptionist (uncredited)