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One Night in the Tropics (1940) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 82 mins · English
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- Directed by
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Starring
- Russell Wade, Mary Boland, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Francis McDonald, Don Alvarado
Jim “Lucky” Moore, an insurance salesman, creates a ‘love insurance policy’ for his friend Steve that pays $1 million if Steve doesn’t marry fiancée Cynthia. Their wedding is threatened by Steve’s ex‑girlfriend Mickey and Cynthia’s Aunt Kitty. Nightclub owner Roscoe underwrites it and sends enforcers Abbott and Costello to ensure the ceremony proceeds.
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