No Time for Comedy (1940)

A country boy takes over Broadway . . . until he gets into heart-trouble!

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

Cast (41)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

James Stewart

Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook

Rosalind Russell

Linda Paige Esterbrook

Genevieve Tobin

Amanda 'Mandy' Swift

Charles Ruggles

Philo Swift

Allyn Joslyn

Morgan Carrell

Clarence Kolb

Richard Benson

L

Louise Beavers

Clementine

J.M. Kerrigan

Jim

Lawrence Grossmith

Frank

Robert Greig

Robert

Frank Faylen

Cab Driver

Herbert Anderson

Actor in Show (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Waiter at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

James Burke

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Actor in Show (uncredited)

Mildred Coles

Young Actress in Show (uncredited)

B

Bonnie Gaye Cowen

(uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Sweeny (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Joe (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Bartender at Wyler's Party (uncredited)

William Hopper

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

Drunk Wanting Directions (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Pearson (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Mike Lally

Call Boy (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Actor in Show (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Linda's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

First-Nighter (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

Waiter in Bar (uncredited)

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

Bumping Man Exiting Subway (uncredited)

John Ridgely

Cashier (uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Backstage Man (uncredited)

B

Bert Stevens

Party Guest (uncredited)

Nella Walker

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

First-Nighter (uncredited)

Leo White

Actor in Show (uncredited)

J

Jack Wise

Actor in Show (uncredited)

I

Isabel Withers

First-Nighter (uncredited)

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