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| Director: | David Butler | 
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| Writer: | James V. Kern, David Butler | 
| Staring: | 
| The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 22, 1940 | 
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| Director: | David Butler | 
| Writer: | James V. Kern, David Butler | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Horror, Mystery, Music | 
| Keywords | birthday party, bandleader, big band, old mansion | 
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kay Kyser | Himself | 
| Peter Lorre | Professor Karl Fenninger | 
| Boris Karloff | Judge Spencer Mainwaring | 
| Bela Lugosi | Prince Saliano | 
| Helen Parrish | Janis Bellacrest | 
| Dennis O'Keefe | Chuck Deems | 
| Alma Kruger | Aunt Margo Bellacrest | 
| Joseph Eggenton | Jurgen | 
| Ginny Simms | Herself | 
| Harry Babbitt | Himself | 
| M.A. Bogue | Ish Kabibble | 
| Sully Mason | Himself | 
| Mary Bovard | Mary (uncredited) | 
| Jeff Corey | Mr. Corey (uncredited) | 
| Louise Currie | Marion (uncredited) | 
| Bess Flowers | Lady In Taxi (uncredited) | 
| Jeanne Houser | Jean (uncredited) | 
| Richard Kipling | Script Man (uncredited) | 
| Eleanor Lawson | Ms. Gaby Lawson (uncredited) | 
| Larry McGrath | Apartment Complainer (uncredited) | 
| Frank Mills | Cabbie (uncredited) | 
| Mimi Montaye | Mimi (uncredited) | 
| Dorothy Moore | Penny (uncredited) | 
| Leonard Mudie | Real Karl Fenninger (uncredited) | 
| Joseph North | Servant (uncredited) | 
| Frank O'Connor | Apartment Responder (uncredited) | 
| Beulah Parkington | Mother (uncredited) | 
| Jane Patten | Jane (uncredited) | 
| Eugenia Rafee | French Maid (uncredited) | 
| William Telaak | Mac (uncredited) | 
| Joan Warner | Joan (uncredited) | 
| Guy Webster | Infant (uncredited) | 
| Mary Martha Wood | Georgia (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| James V. Kern | Screenplay, Story | 
| Frank Redman | Cinematography | 
| Irene Morra | Editor | 
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design | 
| Fred Fleck | Assistant Director | 
| David Butler | Director, Story | 
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects | 
| Name | Title | 
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| David Butler | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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