One Night in the Tropics
One Night in the Tropics is a 1940 comedy film noteworthy for being the film debut of Abbott and Costello. The team play minor roles but steal the picture with five classic routines, including an abbreviated version of Whos On First? Their work earned them a twopicture deal with Universal, and their next film, Buck Privates, made them bona fide movie stars. Songs in the film were by Jerome Kern. The film is based on a 1914 novel, Love Insurance by Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of Charlie Chan.
Jim Lucky Moore Allan Jones, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve Robert Cummings a love insurance policy, that will pay out 1million if Steve does not marry his fiance, Cynthia Nancy Kelly. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steves exgirlfriend, Mickey Peggy Moran, and Cynthias disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe William Frawley, who sends two enforcers Abbott and Costello to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned. Everyone involved in the situation winds up sailing or flying to San Marcos a fictional South American country, where another complication arises, when Lucky falls for Cynthia. Lucky winds up marrying Cynthia, but Roscoe does not have to pay the 1million because Steve ends up marrying Mickey.One Night in the Tropics was filmed from Augustthrough September 30, 1940 under the films working title, Riviera. Riviera was an unproduced Jerome Kern musical from 1937 originally planned for Danielle Darrieux Kerns songs were reused in the film. ........
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