It's in the Bag! (1945)
Fred bagged the best for his merry 12 million dollar murder mystery!
The ringmaster of a flea circus inherits a fortune...if he can find which chair it's hidden in.
- Date of release
- 1945-04-21
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Richard Wallace
Casting
- Fred Allen — Fred Floogle
- Binnie Barnes — Eve Floogle
- Jack Benny — Jack Benny
- Don Ameche — Don Ameche
- William Bendix — William Bendix
- Victor Moore — Victor Moore
- Rudy Vallee — Rudy Vallee
- Robert Benchley — Parker
- Jerry Colonna — Dr. Greengrass
- John Carradine — Jefferson T. Pike
- Gloria Pope — Marion Floogle
- William Terry — Perry Parker
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Twelve Chairs
It's in the Bag! is a 1945 American comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has been preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive. The film is loosely based on the comic novel The Twelve Chairs (1928) of Ilf and Petrov, later filmed by Mel Brooks as The Twelve Chairs (1970). The team of screenwriters included Jay Dratler, Alma Reville, and Morrie Ryskind. Allen's encounter with Jack Benny in the film is notable as at this time they were involved in a famous 'feud', which ran for over a decade.
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