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Thanks for Everything
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam A. Seiter
Screenplay byCurtis Kenyon
Harry Tugend
Story byGilbert Wright
Produced byHarry Joe Brown
StarringAdolphe Menjou
Jack Oakie
Jack Haley
Arleen Whelan
Tony Martin
Binnie Barnes
CinematographyLucien N. Andriot
Edited byRobert L. Simpson

Production
company

20th Century-Fox

Distributed by20th Century-Fox

Release date

  • December 23, 1938 (1938-12-23)

Running time

70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Thanks for Everything is a 1938 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Curtis Kenyon and Harry Tugend, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Jack Oakie, Jack Haley, Arleen Whelan, Tony Martin and Binnie Barnes.[1][2][3] It was released on December 23, 1938 by 20th Century-Fox.

Plot[edit]

J. B. Harcourt, the head of a market research firm, uses a radio contest to seek out the average American. The winner is the ordinary Henry Smith, whose answers to questions reveal the general view of mainstream America. Harcourt and his assistant Bates attempt to mine this useful source of information for profit.

Cast[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thanks for Everything (1938) - Overview". TCM.com. 1938-12-02. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  • ^ Hal Erickson. "Thanks for Everything (1938) - William Seiter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  • ^ "Thanks for Everything". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
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