Playing off the contrived feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen, the two funnymen star as themselves in this meta-comedy. When Jack falls for Fred's niece, Mary (Mary Martin), all hell breaks loose as the two men grapple for the upper hand. Mary tries to mend the rift between the men, contriving wild scenarios of life-saving and selflessness, but the periods of agreement are fleeting, as the rivals cannot seem to get along. A series of mad mishaps and confusion follows.

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Cast

Crew

Mark Sandrich

Director, Producer

Jack Benny

Actor

Fred Allen

Actor

Mary Martin

Mary Allen

Actor

Verree Teasdale

Barbara Allen

Actor

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Rochester Van Jones

Actor

Virginia Dale

Virginia Astor

Actor

Theresa Harris

Josephine

Actor

Richard Denning

Joe

Actor

Edmund Beloin

Screenwriter

William Morrow

Screenwriter

Zion Myers

Screenwriter

Ernest Pagano

Screenwriter

Ted Tetzlaff

Cinematographer

LeRoy Stone

Film Editing

Roland Anderson

Art Director

Hans Dreier

Art Director

Edith Head

Costume Design

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