La Conga Nights (1940)
In this comedy, actor Hugh Herbert plays six different roles. Only one of the roles is a man. The story centers around a dizzy music lover, who has grown rich through real estate deals. Also figuring in the story are a cab driver/performer, and a down-on-her-luck, aspiring singer. They meet when she hails his cab as she skips out on her former boarding house because she cannot pay rent.
- Released
- 1940-05-31
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lew Landers, Jay Dratler, Harry Clork, Paul Gerard Smith
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Hugh Herbert as Henry I. Dibble Jr. / Faith Dibble / Hope Dibble / Charity Dibble / Prudence Dibble / Mrs. Henry I. Dibble Jr. / Henry I. Dibble Sr.
- Dennis O'Keefe as Steve Collins
- Constance Moore as Helen Curtiss
- Ferike Boros as Mama O'Brien
- Eddie Quillan as Titus Endover
- Armida as Carlotta De Vera
- Joe Brown Jr. as Delancey O'Brien
- Sally Payne as Lucy Endover
- Frank Orth as Dennis O'Brien
- Barnett Parker as Hammond
- Ted Arkin as Jitterbug Dancer
- Polly Bailey as Landlady