Behind the Eight Ball (1942)

The story takes place at a summer theater in the Berkshire Mountains, where heroine Joan Barry (Carol Bruce) is staging a Broadway-bound musical comedy. Only one problem: two guest stars are shot and killed on two successive evenings, right in front of the audience. Hoping to solve the mystery, detective William Demarest demands that everyone -- actors and theatergoers alike -- return the following weekend to restage the show. But with no major performer willing to assume the fatal guest-star slot, Joan is forced to hire the Three Jolly Jesters (Al, Harry and Jimmy Ritz), Manhattan washroom attendants with showbiz aspirations.

Released

1942-12-04

Genres

Music, Comedy

Runtime

60 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Edward F. Cline, Stanley Roberts, Mel Ronson

TMDB rating

5.2/10 from 4 votes