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    Poster of the movie Playmates
    1941     Musical comedy    
    1h 36min
    CountryUSA

    Bandleader Kay Kyser and noted thespian John Barrymore play themselves in this musical. Barrymore is a washed-up ham actor deep in debt who reluctantly agrees to transform bucolic Kyser into a Shakespearean actor in exchange for a radio contract.

    Directed byDavid Butler
    Written byJames V. Kern, M.M. Musselman, Arthur Phillips
    CompanyRKO Radio PicturesRKO Radio PicturesRKO Radio Pictures

    Starring

    John Barrymore
    May Robson
    Kay Kyser
    Lupe Velez
    Ginny Simms
    Patsy Kelly
    Peter Lind Hayes
    Kay Kyser Band
    Harry Babbitt
    M.A. Bogue
    Sully Mason

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