Principal cast
Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert and Jane Frazee
Film 417 of 498 on the Screen Path
Hellzapoppin'
AT LAST IT'S ON THE SCREEN! Greater than the Stage Show!
About the film
Hellzapoppin' at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1941 film at stop 417 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Key craft credits
Elwood Bredell (director of photography), Milton Carruth (editor), Ted J. Kent (editor), Frank Skinner (original music composer) and Nat Perrin (screenplay)
- Director
- H. C. Potter
- Release
- 1941-12-25
- Runtime
- 84 minutes
- Genres
- Music, Comedy and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Ole OlsenCharacter: Ole Olsen
- Chic JohnsonCharacter: Chic Johnson
- Martha RayeCharacter: Betty Johnson
- Hugh HerbertCharacter: Quimby
- Jane FrazeeCharacter: Kitty Rand
- Robert PaigeCharacter: Jeff Hunter
- Mischa AuerCharacter: Pepi
- Richard LaneCharacter: Director
- Lewis HowardCharacter: Woody Taylor
- Clarence KolbCharacter: Andrew Rand
- Nella WalkerCharacter: Mrs. Rand
- Shemp HowardCharacter: Louie
Full crew
Full crew
- H. C. PotterCredits: Director
- Nat PerrinCredits: Screenplay
- Warren WilsonCredits: Screenplay
- Alex GottliebCredits: Associate Producer
- Glenn TryonCredits: Associate Producer
- Jules LeveyCredits: Producer
- Frank SkinnerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Elwood BredellCredits: Director of Photography
- Milton CarruthCredits: Editor
- Ted J. KentCredits: Editor
- Jack OttersonCredits: Art Direction
- Russell A. GausmanCredits: Set Decoration
- Vera WestCredits: Costume Design
- Joseph A. McDonoughCredits: Assistant Director
- Gene de PaulCredits: Songs
- Don RayeCredits: Lyricist
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