No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy

98 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 14, 1940

Director William Keighley's 1940 film adaptation of S. N. Behrman's stage hit, about an aspiring playwright who finds himself an overnight Broadway success, stars James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin, Louise Beavers, Charles Ruggles and Allyn Joslyn.

No Time for Comedy

98 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 14, 1940

No Time for Comedy
Director William Keighley's 1940 film adaptation of S. N. Behrman's stage hit, about an aspiring playwright who finds himself an overnight Broadway success, stars James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin, Louise Beavers, Charles Ruggles and Allyn Joslyn.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title No Time for Comedy
Directors Frank Heath, William Keighley
Writers Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein

Cast

James Stewart

as Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

Rosalind Russell

as Linda Paige Esterbrook

Genevieve Tobin

as Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

Charles Ruggles

as Philo Swift

Allyn Joslyn

as Morgan Carrell

Clarence Kolb

as Richard Benson

Louise Beavers

as Clementine

Robert Greig

as Robert

Frank Faylen

as Cab Driver

Herbert Anderson

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

as Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

James Burke

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Mildred Coles

as Young Actress in Show (uncredited)

Bonnie Gaye Cowen

as (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

as Sweeny (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

as Joe (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Bartender at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

William Hopper

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

as Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

as Pearson (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Call Boy (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Harold Miller

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Linda's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

as Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as Bumping Man Exiting Subway (uncredited)

John Ridgely

as Cashier (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

as Backstage Man (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Nella Walker

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as First-Nighter (uncredited)

Leo White

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Isabel Withers

as First-Nighter (uncredited)