White Tie and Tails

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White Tie and Tails
File:White Tie and Tails - movie poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Charles Barton[1]
Produced by Howard Benedict
Screenplay by Bertram Millhauser
Charles Beakon
Based on Double Murder by Rufus King
Starring Dan Duryea
Ella Raines
William Bendix
Frank Jenks
Music by Milton Rosen
Cinematography Charles Van Enger
Edited by Ray Snyder
Production
company
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release dates
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  • 30 August 1946 (1946-08-30)
Running time
 81 minutes
Country United States
Language English

White Tie and Tails is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Dan Duryea, Ella Raines, William Bendix, and Frank Jenks.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The film tagline is "Clothes Don't Make the Man ... a Gentleman!" The film is based on Rufus King's serial novel Double Murder published in Red Book Magazine and on Charles Beakon's play Dangerously Yours.

Plot

In New York City, a head butler (Dan Duryea) of a wealthy house of the Latimers stays to look after the mansion while the owners' family leaves for a vacation in Florida. However, he is going to have his own vacation there in the mansion, playing a rich man. He meets a beautiful woman (Ella Raines) and promises her to bail out her sister's large gambling debts owed to a ruthless gangster (William Bendix). However, the butler soon finds himself in trouble as the gangster later reveals that the debts may be up to $100,000 and that he needs a pair of valuable paintings from the Latimers' house as a collateral for the butler's check.[8]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Howard Benedict for Universal Pictures and filmed at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. The film was originally intended to be directed by William Seitner. The story was written by Charles Beakon (author of the play) and Rufus King (author of the novel).

Distribution

The film was released by Universal Pictures under the title White Tie and Tails in the United States on August 30, 1946. The film was also re-released under the title The Swindlers.

Other distributions

  • Sweden on January 27, 1947 (En skojare i frack)
  • Finland on February 13, 1948 (Hovimestari järjestää kaiken)
  • Portugal on May 27, 1949 (Cavalheiro Por Uma Noite)
  • Brazil (Cavalheiro por uma Noite)
  • Italy (Frac e cravatta bianca)

References

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