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Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 40mApproved
ComedyDramaMusicalRomance
6.4
IMDB Rating
525 votes

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.

Director
Norman Taurog
Writers
Clarence Budington Kelland, Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin
Stars
Eddie Cantor, Ethel Merman, Sally Eilers
Release Date
January 24, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 4
Wins
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor
as Eddie Pink
Ethel Merman
Ethel Merman
as Joyce Lennox
Sally Eilers
Sally Eilers
as Claribel Higg
Harry Einstein
Harry Einstein
as Parkyakarkus
William Frawley
William Frawley
as Mr. Copple
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The Goldwyn Girls
as Dancers
Helen Lowell
Helen Lowell
as Hattie 'Ma' Carson
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
as Butch Carson
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
as Vance
Jack La Rue
Jack La Rue
as Mr. Thrust

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Cyclone Racer Roller Coaster, Nu Pike Amusement Park, Long Beach, California, USA
Production
The Samuel Goldwyn Company

🏷️ Keywords

damsel in distressslot machinesbullycontraptionobsessed fan

🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaMusicalRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Strike your funny bone.
by mark.waltz2002-11-23
6/10

"The fifth and final movie of Broadway star Eddie Cantor's films for producer Sam Goldwyn's independent production company, it was considered the weakest by critics and fans at the time. Even Leonard Maltin gives this a low rating compared to the three stars (out of four) he gives to the other Cantor films. While certainly not as much of a classic, it is certainly entertaining enough to warrant study in this era of Adam Sandler/Jim Carrey comedys. Always typecast as the scaredy cat milquetoast, Eddie Cantor continues in that mold here as a laundrymat employee who ends up becoming m..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to contemporary articles in the New York Times and Variety, Clarence Budington Kelland wrote his story as a vehicle for Harold Lloyd. The novel was serialized in The Saturday Evening Post from May 25 to June 29, 1935.

📖 Synopsis

Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.