United States / Feb 20, 1942 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Butterworth | J. P. Courtney |
| Billie Burke | Agatha Courtney |
| Grace McDonald | Angela |
| Donald O'Connor | Tommy |
| Susan Levine | Tag-a-Long (as Tag-a-Long) |
| Peggy Ryan | Peggy |
| Franklin Pangborn | Professor Bistell |
| Charles Lane | K.D. Reynolds |
| Woody Herman | Woody Herman - Orchestra Leader |
| Eddie Acuff | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Leonard Carey | Butler |
| Charles Coleman | Butler |
| Esther Dale | Mrs. Murphy (uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Butler |
| Edward Gargan | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| Ray Walker | Happy (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | What's Cookin'? |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 20 febbraio 1942 |
| Writer | Stanley Roberts, Edgar Allan Woolf, Jerome Cady |
| Editing | Arthur Hilton |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash |
| Assistant directors | Edward F. Cline |
| Camera operators | Jerome Ash |
| Additional photography | Jerome Ash |
| Production design | Jack Otterson |
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| Art direction | Jack Otterson |
| Set decoration | Jack Otterson |
| Costume design | Vera West |
| Makeup | Vera West |
| Hairstyling | Vera West |
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