NO NO NANETTE (1940) Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson & Victor Mature | Comedy, Musical | B&W

No, No, Nanette is a 1940 American film directed by Herbert Wilcox and based on both the 1919 stage play No, No, Nanette and the 1930 film No, No, Nanette. It was one of several films the British producer/director made with Anna Neagle (whom he married in 1943) for RKO studios in the U.S.

SYNOPSIS
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. In one such endeavor, she enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls in love with her. The same thing happens when artist Tom Gillespie is called on for assistance. However, as Uncle Jimmy's flirtations become too numerous, Nanette's romances with Tom and Bill encounter obstacles. Will Uncle Jimmy's marriage survive, and will Nanette find happiness with Tom, Bill, or somebody else? Personable Nanette helps her philandering millionaire uncle Jimmy out of several embarrassing situations with beautiful women he's promised careers to, and in the process, Nanette becomes romantically involved with both a musical comedy producer and a young artist.

CAST & CREW
Anna Neagle as Nanette
Richard Carlson as Tom Gillespie
Victor Mature as William Trainor
Roland Young as Mr. "Happy" Jimmy Smith
Helen Broderick as Mrs. Susan Smith
ZaSu Pitts as Pauline Hastings
Eve Arden as Kitty
Billy Gilbert as Styles
Tamara as Sonya
Stuart Robertson as Stillwater Jr. / Stillwater Sr.
Dorothea Kent as Betty
Aubrey Mather as Remington, the butler
Mary Gordon as Gertrude, the cook
Russell Hicks as "Hutch" Hutchinson

Directed by: Herbert Wilcox
Written by: Ken Englund (screenplay)
Produced by: Merrill G. White (associate producer), Herbert Wilcox (producer)
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Edited by: Elmo Williams
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: December 13, 1940
Running time: 96 minutes, 126 minutes (Ontario, Canada)
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $570,000
Box office: $940,000