Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

89 mins | Comedy, Music | June 23, 1939

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.

Naughty But Nice

89 mins | Comedy, Music | June 23, 1939

Naughty But Nice
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Naughty But Nice
Directors Ray Enright
Writers Richard Macaulay, Jerry Wald

Cast

Ann Sheridan

as Zelda Manion

Dick Powell

as Professor Donald Hardwick

Gale Page

as Linda McKay

Helen Broderick

as Aunt Martha Hogan

Ronald Reagan

as Eddie

Allen Jenkins

as Joe Dirk

Zasu Pitts

as Aunt Penelope Hardwick

Maxie Rosenbloom

as Killer

Jerry Colonna

as Allie Gray

Luis Alberni

as Stanislaus Pysinski

Vera Lewis

as Aunt Annabella Hardwick

Elizabeth Dunne

as Aunt Henrietta Hardwick

William B. Davidson

as Samuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher

Granville Bates

as Judge Kennith B. Walters, Superior Court

Halliwell Hobbes

as Dean Burton, Winfield College

Sidney Bracey

as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

as Daisy, Zelda's Maid (uncredited)

Nat Carr

as Extra in Nightclub (uncredited)

Maurice Cass

as Mr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Clark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)

Elise Cavanna

as Pansey, Hardwick Maid (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

as Extra at Bar (uncredited)

Midgie Dare

as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)

Maxie Lee Dorf

as Jitterbug Dancer (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

William Gould

as Bailiff (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

as Attorney at Plaintiff's Table (uncredited)

Harrison Greene

as Second Bartender Making Phone Call (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon

as Arranger Johnny Collins (uncredited)

John Harron

as Freddie, Court Clerk (uncredited)

Peter Lind Hayes

as Bandleader in Nightclub (uncredited)

Al Herman

as Second Waiter (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Capt. Gregory Waddington-Smith (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

as Plaintiff's Attorney (uncredited)

Al Lloyd

as Radio Listener, with the Professors (uncredited)

Jerry Mandy

as First Waiter (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Frank, Superior Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Edward McWade

as Professor Trill (uncredited)

Jack Mower

as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)

David Newell

as Attorney at Defense Table (uncredited)

William Newell

as Arranger (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

as Professor Listening to Radio (uncredited)

Garry Owen

as Bartender (uncredited)

Herbert Rawlinson

as Hardwick's Attorney (uncredited)

John Ridgely

as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)

Sally Sage

as Miss Danning (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Radio Announcer Starting Program (uncredited)

Bobby Sherwood

as Announcer (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Extra in Nightclub (uncredited)

Grady Sutton

as Mr. Mankton (uncredited)

Leo White

as Extra in Courtroom (uncredited)

Ernest Wood

as First Headwaiter (uncredited)