Las Vegas Nights

1941 film by Ralph Murphy

March 28, 1941 (1941-03-28)

Running time

90 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Las Vegas Nights is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Clork and Eddie Welch. The film stars Phil Regan, Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Virginia Dale, Lillian Cornell, Betty Brewer and Hank Ladd. The film was released on March 28, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

This was Frank Sinatra's film debut; he appears briefly with the Tommy Dorsey Band singing "I'll Never Smile Again".

Plot

Vaudevillian sisters Norma, Mildred, and Patsy, along with Patsy's husband, Stu, come to Las Vegas to turn an old building they inherited into a trendy nightclub. At a casino, the sisters win a tidy sum to fund their venture, but Stu loses it just as quickly. While taking out loans, they get mixed up with a scheming lawyer who wants their property for himself and they must fend him off to keep their new club running.

Cast

Phil Regan as Bill Stevens
Bert Wheeler as Stu Grant
Constance Moore as Norma Jennings
Virginia Dale as Patsy Grant
Lillian Cornell as Mildred Jennings
Betty Brewer as Katy
Hank Ladd as Hank Bevis
Henry Kolker as William Stevens Sr.
Francetta Malloy as Gloria Stafford
William 'Red' Donahue as 'Red' Donahue
Tommy Dorsey as Tommy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra as Singer

References

^ Crowther, Bosley (1941-03-20). "Movie Review - Las Vegas Nights - 'Las Vegas Nights' Shown at the Paramount - 'The Monster and the Girl' at Loew's Criterion - 'Sleepers West' at Palace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
^ "Las Vegas Nights". Tcm.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.