Fine Art of Boxing, The (No Stooge in the Ring)
When drunken millionaire Duke Randall lands in Lawndale OH, he's impressed by its smalltown goodness, especially that of florist Janie Clark. So impressed, that he changes his will and leaves her his fortune, nightclub and racetrack. After Randall is reported dead in a car accident, his business partner Bart Manners and golddigging widow are shocked to learn about the inheritance. Bart is sure it's a scam and sets out to learn Janie's angle. Meanwhile, the citizens of Lawndale turn on her, convinced she's no longer their kind of people. So Janie heads to New York and accept the bequeath, and teach everyone a few lessons in basic human kindness.
Joe Besser costars as Roly Q. Entwhistle, Janie's kindhearted friend and protector, determined to make good on his show biz ambitions. A highlight is Joe calling a squaredance in an NYC nightclub, with a tune titled Oh, You Crazy You.

Jinx Falkenburg
Janie Clark

Forrest Tucker
Bart Manners

Joe Besser
Roly Q. Entwhistle

Jimmy Little
Buffalo

Trudy Marshall
Toni Marlowe

Richard Lane
Duke Randall

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
Themselves

June Christy
Stan Kenton vocalist

Gene Howard
Stan Kenton vocalist

Paul E. Burns
Garage mechanic

Mira McKinney
Letitia Harrison

Robert Regent
Arthur Harrison

Mary Field
Telephone operator

Dick Elliott
Baldwin

Walter Baldwin
Clem

Jack Davis
Carleton Vane

Jessie Arnold
Lawndale gossip

Constance Purdy
Lawndale gossip

Ruth Warren
Lawndale gossip

Ezelle Poule
Lawndale gossip

Ida Moore
Lawndale gossip

Anne O'Neal
Ladies League woman

Symona Boniface
Ladies League woman

Mark Roberts
Reporter

Jimmy Lloyd
Reporter

John Tyrrell
Photographer

Dan Stowell
Pianist

Frank Sully
Rocky Jordan

Robin Raymond
Peaches Barkeley

Victor Travers
Man in nightclub

Adele Roberts
Chorus girl

Nita Bieber
Chorus girl

Jewel McGowan
Chorus girl

Kernan Cripps
Deputy Sheriff

Wanda Perry
Woman in nightclub

Cy Malis
Stage doorman

Doris Houck
Freddie Lord

George Ford
Gentleman

Tex Swan
Driver

George Sherman
Director

Michael Kraike
Producer

Robert Hardy Andrews
Story

Barry Trivers
Story

Richard Weil
Screenplay

Ted Thomas
Screenplay

Henry Freulich
Director of Photography

James Sweeney
Film Editor

George Brooks
Art Director

James M. Crowe
Set Decoration

George Cooper
Sound Recording

Joseph Fidel
Sound Mixer

Mario Silva
Musical Director

Marlin Skiles
Original Music

Henry Helfman
Costumes

Iva Walters
Costumes

Allan Roberts
Lyrics

Oscar Hammerstein
Lyrics

Doris Fisher
Music

Ben Oakland
Music

Claire Holgate
Hair Stylist

Newt Jones
Makeup

Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup

James Nicholson
Assistant Director

William M. Reineck
2nd Assistant Director

Fayte M. Browne
Camera Operator

Bud O'Malley
Assistant Cameraman

Paul Seckler
Gaffer

C. Robertson
Best Boy

Herb Kessler
Boom

Eddie Blaisdell
Key Grip

Roland Rexroad
Grip

Truck Krone
Cable Operator

Hudson Ratabaugh
Property Master

Frances McDowell
Script Supervisor

Clay Yurdin
Dialogue Coach

Phil Ellison
Still Photography
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