A stock broker's best man thinks the bride-to-be and her family are just out for the groom's money, so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.A stock broker's best man thinks the bride-to-be and her family are just out for the groom's money, so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.A stock broker's best man thinks the bride-to-be and her family are just out for the groom's money, so he does everything he can to prevent the wedding.
George Beranger
- Jewelry Store Clerk
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Board Member
- (uncredited)
Don Downen
- Billy
- (uncredited)
John Elliott
- Sam
- (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
- Club Bar Customer
- (uncredited)
Carol Hughes
- Phyllis
- (uncredited)
Mitchell Ingraham
- Calhoun's Servant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Times Square Playboy (1936) screenplay was based on the Broadway production of "The Home Towners" by stage legend George M. Cohan, which opened at the Hudson Theater on August 23, 1926 and ran for 64 performances.
Working titles were Broadway Playboy, The Gentleman from Big Bend and His Best Man. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The film's art direction was by Esdras Hartley, and uncredited costume design by Orry-Kelly.
- GoofsCasey (Vic's butler/judo instructor) when the entire group is enjoying a toast with champagne, is the first to throw his glass at a door and have it shatter in celebration. When it hits, the floor beneath the door is already littered with broken glass.
- Quotes
P.H. Bancroft: Here's mud in your eye!
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Funniest Bloopers from Classic Hollywood Movies (2023)
- SoundtracksLooking for Trouble
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Joan Jasmyn
[Beth aka Fay Melody (June Travis) sings the song in her nightclub act]
Featured review
Lockhart locks it
The nominal star attraction of "Times Square Playboy" is Warren William, but it's clear even before the halfway point that the real leading actor in this comedy of misunderstandings is Gene Lockhart, who gives a tour de force performance as a small town Joe Average who jumps to ill-informed conclusions when he and his wife come to New York City to attend the wedding of his oldest friend, business tycoon William.
Two other surprises in this 60-minute programmer are some moments of unfaked rough- housing by William and Barton MacLane (as his butler) and an extended one-take jogging scene in an actual park instead of a treadmill with back projection, which would have been more typical for a Warner Bros. cheapie of the period.
The plot, from a well-structured play by George M. Cohan, involves Lockhart's belief that the young cabaret singer William is engaged to marry (Jean Travis) is a golddigger whose family are cheats along for the ride to millions by marriage. Much farcical mayhem ensues. William gets to play a drunk scene, as he often does, and he does it as well as usual. But for sheer acting range it's Lockhart's picture.
Two other surprises in this 60-minute programmer are some moments of unfaked rough- housing by William and Barton MacLane (as his butler) and an extended one-take jogging scene in an actual park instead of a treadmill with back projection, which would have been more typical for a Warner Bros. cheapie of the period.
The plot, from a well-structured play by George M. Cohan, involves Lockhart's belief that the young cabaret singer William is engaged to marry (Jean Travis) is a golddigger whose family are cheats along for the ride to millions by marriage. Much farcical mayhem ensues. William gets to play a drunk scene, as he often does, and he does it as well as usual. But for sheer acting range it's Lockhart's picture.
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- mukava991
- Mar 17, 2015
Details
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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