Pardon My Stripes (1942)
Football player Henry Platt (William Henry)mistakes a helmet for the football in his zeal to make a touchdown during a critical game, his error earns him the accolade of "Dope of the Year" award. Gambler Big George Kilraine (Harold Huber) hires him to take the $107,000 winnings of the gambler's syndicate on the game to Chicago. On the way the money bag falls out of the airplane and lands in the state penitentiary. Herry now has to figure out how to get into the prison and get the money out of the prison.
- Date of release
- 1942-01-26
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- John H. Auer
Casting
- William Henry — Henry Platt
- Sheila Ryan — Ruth Stevens
- Edgar Kennedy — Warden Bingham
- Harold Huber — Big George Kilraine
- Paul Hurst — Feets
- Cliff Nazarro — Nutsy
- Tom Kennedy — Casino
- Al Bridge — Guard (uncredited)
- Pat Flaherty — Coach (uncredited)
- William Forrest — Prosecutor (uncredited)
- Tim Ryan — Speed Wilson (uncredited)
- Lester Dorr — Bookie (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Pardon My Stripes is a 1942 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Lawrence Kimble and Stuart Palmer. The film stars William "Bill" Henry, Sheila Ryan, Edgar Kennedy, Harold Huber, Paul Hurst and Cliff Nazarro. The film was released on January 26, 1942, by Republic Pictures.
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