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Naughty but Nice
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Naughty but Nice

1939-06-23 · 89 min · ★ 6.8

Comedy · Music

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.

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Directors
Ray Enright
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ann SheridanAnn SheridanZelda Manion
Dick PowellDick PowellProfessor Donald Hardwick
Gale PageGale PageLinda McKay
Helen BroderickHelen BroderickAunt Martha Hogan
Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganEddie
Allen JenkinsAllen JenkinsJoe Dirk
Zasu PittsZasu PittsAunt Penelope Hardwick
Maxie RosenbloomMaxie RosenbloomKiller
Jerry ColonnaJerry ColonnaAllie Gray
Luis AlberniLuis AlberniStanislaus Pysinski
Vera LewisVera LewisAunt Annabella Hardwick
Elizabeth DunneAunt Henrietta Hardwick
William B. DavidsonWilliam B. DavidsonSamuel 'Sam' 'Simsy' Hudson - Music Publisher
Granville BatesGranville BatesJudge Kennith B. Walters, Superior Court
Halliwell HobbesHalliwell HobbesDean Burton, Winfield College
Sidney BraceySidney BraceyProfessor Listening to Radio (uncredited)
Daisy BuffordDaisy, Zelda's Maid (uncredited)
Nat CarrNat CarrExtra in Nightclub (uncredited)
Maurice CassMaurice CassMr. Maurice, First Witness (uncredited)
Hobart CavanaughHobart CavanaughClark's Piano Tuner (uncredited)

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