That's Right—You're Wrong

That's Right—You're Wrong
Theatrical poster
Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	David Butler Fred Fleck (assistant)
Written by	David Butler William M. Conselman
Starring	Kay Kyser Adolphe Menjou Lucille Ball Dennis O'Keefe
Music by	Roy Webb
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Irene Morra
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	November 24, 1939 (US)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$271,000^[1]
Box office	$1,018,000^[1]

That's Right—You're Wrong (1939) is a musical film, directed by David Butler and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film starred Kay Kyser and his band, with a cast that included Adolphe Menjou, Lucille Ball, Edward Everett Horton, Roscoe Karns, and Ginny Simms (as herself).

Cast

Kay Kyser as Kay Kyser
Adolphe Menjou as Stacey Delmore
May Robson as Grandma
Lucille Ball as Sandra Sand
Dennis O'Keefe as Chuck Deems, the Band Manager
Edward Everett Horton as Tom Village, a Screenwriter
Roscoe Karns as Mal Stamp
Moroni Olsen as Jonathan 'J.D.' Forbes
Hobart Cavanaugh as Dwight Cook, a Screenwriter
Kay Kyser Band as Kay Kyser's Band (as Kay Kyser's Band)
Ginny Simms as Ginny Simms - Band Singer
Harry Babbitt as Harry Babbitt
Sully Mason as Sully Mason
Hedda Hopper as herself
Sheilah Graham as herself
Erskine Johnson as himself
Harrison Carroll as himself
Feg Murray as himself
Charles Judels as Luigi

Music

In addition to Kay Kyser's theme song, "(I’ve Grown So Lonely) Thinking of You" (music and lyrics by Walter Donaldson and Paul Ash), the movie included the following songs:

"The Answer is Love" (music by Sam H. Stept, lyrics by Charles Newmansung, sung by Ginny Simms, Harry Babbitt, and Sully Mason, with a guest appearance by Ish Kabibble)
"Chatterbox" (music by Jerome (Jerry) Brainin, lyrics by Allan Roberts)
"California, Here I Come" (written by Al Jolson, Buddy G. DeSylva, and Joseph Meyer)
"The Little Red Fox" (sung by Ginny Simms)
"The Volga Boatman"
"Happy Birthday to Love" (music and lyrics by Dave Franklin, sung by Ginny Simms)
"Fit to be Tied" (music and lyrics by Walter Donaldson)
"My Mammy" (music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young)

Reception

The film was popular and earned a profit of $219,000.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Richard Jewell, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55

External links

That's Right—You're Wrong at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by David Butler

News Parade (1928)
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
Chasing Through Europe (1929)
High Society Blues (1930)
Just Imagine (1930)
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Delicious (1931)
Business and Pleasure (1932)
Hold Me Tight (1933)
My Weakness (1933)
Bottoms Up (1934)
Handy Andy (1934)
Have a Heart (1934)
Bright Eyes (1934)
The Little Colonel (1935)
Doubting Thomas (1935)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Captain January (1936)
White Fang (1936)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
You're a Sweetheart (1937)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Kentucky (1938)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
That's Right—You're Wrong (1939)
If I Had My Way (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Playmates (1941)
Road to Morocco (1942)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
San Antonio (1945)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
John Loves Mary (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
Where's Charley? (1952)
April in Paris (1952)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
The Command (1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Jump into Hell (1955)
Glory (1956)
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
The Right Approach (1961)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

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