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Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)

1h 8m | PG-13

⭐ 6 / 10

Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Aregal Cafe, with herself as the vocalist, by pretending she once knew the King or Aregal back in the old country. Steve shows up pretending to be the King of Aregal, and complicates the growing romance between Nina and Nifty. When Steve runs off with Opa, the real King of Aregal (also Steve) appears and complicates things again.

Director: Jack Hively

Studio: RKO Radio Pictures

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

as Nifty Sullivan, a Jack

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

as Karanina 'Nina' Novak, the Jill

June Havoc

June Havoc

as Opal

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

as Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

Jack Durant

Jack Durant

as Noodle McArdle

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Happy McScud, a Jack