Film

Chatterbox

1936 · 1h 8m · Comedy · Drama

ANN SHIRLEY IN A HEART STORMING STORY OF A STAGE STRUCK RED HEAD

IMDb

6.0

Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes through her small New England town, to the disapproval of her stern grandfather, Uriah. Stowing away in the car of Philip Greene, a wealthy young man working with the theater troupe, Jenny talks her way into the play's lead role. But director Archie Fisher doesn't tell her that the new version of the play is meant as a spoof.

Anne Shirley

Jenny Yates

Phillips Holmes

Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.

Edward Ellis

Uriah Lowell

Erik Rhodes

Archie Fisher

Margaret Hamilton

Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

Granville Bates

Philip Greene Sr.

Allen Vincent

Mr. Harrison

Lucille Ball

Lillian Temple

George Offerman, Jr.

Michael Arbuckle

Maxine Jennings

Herself

Richard Abbott

Mr. Blythe (uncredited)

Margaret Armstrong

Herself (uncredited)

William Gould

Laughing Audience Member (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Himself (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Laughing Stagehand (uncredited)

• George Nichols Jr.Director
• Sam MintzScreenplay
• Robert De GrasseDirector of Photography
• Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
• Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
• Arthur P. SchmidtEditor

Release date

January 17, 1936

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 8m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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