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Sleepytime Gal

1942

80 minutes

ComedyCrimeMusic

Overview

Bessie Cobb, cake decorator in the kitchen of one of Miami's swankier hotels, is the central figure in an elaborate scheme by Chick Patterson, bell captain, who believes he can not only enrich Bessie, but himself, his fiancée, and the kitchen's three screwball chefs, Chef Popodopolis, Chef Petrovich and Chef Barzumium. He plans to enter Bessie in the singing contest sponsored by band-leader Danny Marlowe for a large recording company looking for new talent.. Chick has a recording made of Bessie's voice and substitutes it for that of "Sugar" Caston, who is being sponsored by a big-time gangster and is set up to win. But members of a rival gang, out to get "Sugar", mistake Besiie for her.

Top Cast

Judy Canova headshot

Judy Canova

Bessie Cobb

Tom Brown headshot

Tom Brown

Chick Patterson

Billy Gilbert headshot

Billy Gilbert

Chef Popodopolis

Ruth Terry headshot

Ruth Terry

Sugar Caston

Thurston Hall headshot

Thurston Hall

Mr. Adams

Elisha Cook Jr. headshot

Elisha Cook Jr.

Ernie

Jerry Lester headshot

Jerry Lester

Downbeat

Mildred Coles headshot

Mildred Coles

Connie Thompson

Harold Huber headshot

Harold Huber

Honest Joe Kincaid

Fritz Feld headshot

Fritz Feld

Chef Petrovich

Frank Sully headshot

Frank Sully

Dimples

Jimmy Ames headshot

Jimmy Ames

Gus

Jay Novello headshot

Jay Novello

Chef Barzumium

Skinnay Ennis headshot

Skinnay Ennis

Danny Marlowe

Paul Fix headshot

Paul Fix

Johnny Gatto

Martin Turner headshot

Martin Turner

Porter