United States / Sep 13, 1940 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
When a waiter gives a society girl a public spanking for attending a Communist rally, her soup-tycoon uncle makes the waiter a vice-president of his company.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Franklin Pangborn | Bartender |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | Eric |
| Berton Churchill | Judge |
| Ivan Lebedeff | Feodor |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | Communist |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Mr. Schlitz |
| Mary Gordon | Landlady |
| Chester Clute | Car Payment Man |
| Charles Judels | Ivan |
| Luis Alberni | Frontenac |
| Ted Arkin | Sailor |
| Margaret Armstrong | President |
| Herman Bing | Dutchman |
| Walter Bonn | Doorman |
| Edward Cecil | Waiter |
| Joseph Crehan | Director |
| Alan Davis | Reporter |
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| Hal K. Dawson | Layout Man |
| Harry Depp | Grocery Clerk |
| John Dilson | Clerk |
| George Dobbs | Photographer |
| Ralph Dunn | Policeman |
| Don Forbes | Announcer |
| Selmer Jackson | Lawyer |
| Adia Kuznetzoff | |
| Louise Lorimer | Secretary |
| Joseph Marievsky | Chauffeur |
| Adrian Morris | Guard |
| William Newell | Reporter |
| William Pawley | Legionnaire |
| Lillian Porter | Hat Check Girl |
| Arthur Rankin | Reporter |
| Dick Rich | Legionnaire |
| Addison Richards | Sanford |
| Dorothy Roberts | Sailor's Lady |
| Robert Shaw | Reporter |
| Kathryn Sheldon | |
| Lee Shumway | Legionnaire |
| Paul Stanton | Director |
| Milburn Stone | Reporter |
| Charles Tannen | Reporter |
| Stanley Taylor | Reporter |
| Alexis Tcherkasshy | Dimitri |
| John Wald | Announcer |
| Billy Wayne | Photographer |
| Charles C. Wilson | Sergeant |
| Douglas Wood | Director |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Public Deb No. 1 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 13 settembre 1940 |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Writer | Karl Tunberg, Darrell Ware, Don Ettlinger |
| Editing | Robert L. Simpson |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Assistant directors | Gregory Ratoff |
| Camera operators | Ernest Palmer |
| Additional photography | Ernest Palmer |
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| Production design | Richard Day, Rudolph Sternad |
| Art direction | Richard Day, Rudolph Sternad |
| Set decoration | Richard Day, Rudolph Sternad |
| Costume design | Travis Banton, Thomas Little |
| Makeup | Travis Banton, Thomas Little |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton, Thomas Little |
Release dates
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