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That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)

Movie ★ 6.3 94 min

Music Comedy

J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.

David Butler Director

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Released
November 24, 1939
Runtime
94 min
IMDb
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Cast

Kay Kyser Kay Kyser Kay Kyser Adolphe Menjou Adolphe Menjou Stacey Delmore May Robson May Robson Grandma Lucille Ball Lucille Ball Sandra Sand Dennis O'Keefe Dennis O'Keefe Chuck Deems Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns Mal Stamp Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen Jonathan Forbes Hobart Cavanaugh Hobart Cavanaugh Dwight Cook Ginny Simms Ginny Simms Ginny Simms Harry Babbitt Harry Babbitt Harry Babbitt Sully Mason Sully Mason Sully Mason M.A. Bogue M.A. Bogue Ish Kabibble Edward Everett Horton Edward Everett Horton Tom Village Kathryn Adams Kathryn Adams Elizabeth Ralston (Uncredited) Ernani Bernardi Clarinetist (Uncredited) Harrison Carroll Harrison Carroll (Uncredited) Stephen Chase Stephen Chase Producer (Uncredited) Charles Doehrer Charlie Doehrer (Uncredited)

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Frequently asked questions

What is That's Right – You're Wrong about?
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.
Who directed That's Right – You're Wrong?
That's Right – You're Wrong was directed by David Butler.
Who stars in That's Right – You're Wrong?
That's Right – You're Wrong stars Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lucille Ball.
When was That's Right – You're Wrong released?
That's Right – You're Wrong is a 1939 music, comedy film.
Where can I watch That's Right – You're Wrong?
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