Hats Off ( 1936 )

Overview

The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Clarke as rival press agents Jimmy Maxwell and Jo Allen. Both have been assigned to stir up publicity for separate expositions at the 1936 Texas Centennial (newsreel footage of which predominates throughout the film's short running time). To throw Jimmy off the track, Jo pretends to be a schoolteacher, but by the time the ruse has been revealed, the two leading characters have fallen in love.

Top Cast

Mae Clarke

Mary Jo Allen

John Payne

Jimmy Maxwell

Helen Lynd

Ginger Connolly

Luis Alberni

Caesar Rosero

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Buzz Morton

Franklin Pangborn

Mr. Churchill

Robert Middlemass

Tex Connelly

George Irving

J.D. Murdock

Clarence Wilson

C.D. Pottingham