Kid Nightingale

HE'S GOT A VOICE LIKE A NIGHTINGALE..But a Sock Like a MULE!

Duration: 57 min
Release date: 1939-11-04
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A waiter who sings gets in a fight with rude customers and overpowers them. A boxing promoter sees this and transforms him into "Kid Nightingale," marketing him as a boxer who sings.

Comedy Music

Kid Nightingale

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John Payne
John Payne
as Steve Nelson
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
as Judy Craig
Walter Catlett
Walter Catlett
as Skip Davis
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy
as Mike Jordon
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
as Charles Paxton
Max Hoffman Jr.
Max Hoffman Jr.
as Fitts
John Ridgely
John Ridgely
as Whitey
Harry Burns
Harry Burns
as Strangler Colombo
William Haade
William Haade
as Rocky Snyder
Helen Troy
Helen Troy
as Marge
Winifred Harris
Winifred Harris
as Mrs. Reynolds
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
as Ring Announcer
Frankie Van
Frankie Van
as Frankie
Phyllis Barry
Phyllis Barry
as First Girl with Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited)
James Blaine
James Blaine
as Policeman (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Nat Carr
as California Boxing Commissioner Representative (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Glen Cavender
as Man Leaving Dynamite Dennis Fight (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Abe Dinovitch
as Second Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty
as Soxey - Tavern Owner (uncredited)
Pauline Haddon
Pauline Haddon
as Second Girl With Mrs. Reynolds (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Creighton Hale
as Man Answering Telephone at Lessernan's Gymnasium (uncredited)
John Harron
John Harron
as Clipper (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Edna Holland
as Madame Svenson - Gym Instructress (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Stuart Holmes
as Bartender (uncredited)
John Kelly
John Kelly
as Dynamite Dennis (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp
as Extra (uncredited)
Vera Lewis
Vera Lewis
as Woman Crashing Vase (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Al Lloyd
as Max - a Bill Collector (uncredited)
Jerry Mandy
Jerry Mandy
as Stincowski - Leader of Sextet (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
as Tall Creditor (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Jack Mower
as Dan - the Guard (uncredited)
Constantine Romanoff
Constantine Romanoff
as Bald Wrestler (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Ralph Sanford
as First Drunk at Soxey's (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen
Mike Tellegen
as Second Wrestler (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson
as Oscar - the Service Station Man (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
as Creditor with Mustache / Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
as Kid's Trainer (uncredited)
Claude Wisberg
Claude Wisberg
as Messenger with Telegram (uncredited)
Steve Mason
Steve Mason
as Fighter (uncredited)
George Blake
George Blake
as
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