Hats Off (1936 film)

Hats Off (1936) is an American film directed by Boris Petroff, and originally released by Grand National Pictures.^[1] The film is now in the public domain.

Hats Off
Luis Alberni in Hats Off
Directed by	Boris Petroff
Written by	Samuel Fuller (screenplay) Samuel Fuller (story) Edmund Joseph (screenplay) Edmund Joseph (story) Thiele Lawrence (additional dialogue)
Produced by	Boris Petroff
Starring	Mae Clarke John Payne Helen Lynd Luis Alberni
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Thomas Neff
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures
Release date	December 6, 1936 (1936-12-06)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

A pair of Texas towns are trying to outdo one another in planning a huge fair. While one community has Jimmy Maxwell arranging the entertainment, the other brings in Jo Allen, who uses a ruse to learn about Jimmy's plans, pretending to be a school teacher named Judy while her friend Mr. Churchill passes himself off as "Joe" Allen.

After learning that Jimmy's decided on a prizefight to draw the crowds, Jo counters by contacting a New York City showman, Caesar Rosero, and attempting to coax him into bringing his entire popular troupe to Texas to perform. By the time Jo regrets fooling Jimmy and begins to develop feelings for him, Jimmy angrily takes counter measures of his own, with Rosero getting caught in between.

Cast

• Mae Clarke as Jo Allen
• John Payne as Jimmy Maxwell
• Helen Lynd as Ginger Connolly
• Luis Alberni as Rosero
• Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Buzz Morton
• Franklin Pangborn as Churchill
• Robert Middlemass as Tex Connelly
• George Irving as J.D. Murdock
• Ernie Stanton as Secretary
• Clarence Wilson as C.D. Pottingham

Soundtrack

• "Hats Off" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)
• "Where Have You Been All My Life?" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)
• "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)
• "Little Odd Rhythm" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)
• "Let's Have Another" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)
• "Zilch's Hats" (Music by Ben Oakland, lyrics by Herb Magidson)