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The film was originally entitled It's Only Money, before RKO owner Howard Hughes changed the title to Double Dynamite as a reference to co-star Jane Russell's famous breasts. [2] The movie involves a bank teller (Sinatra) suspected of embezzling who turns to a sardonic waiter (Groucho Marx) for advice.
Double Dynamite: Directed by Irving Cummings. With Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, Frank Sinatra, Don McGuire. An innocent bank teller, suspected of embezzlement, is aided by an eccentric, wisecracking waiter.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Music
- Irving Cummings
- 1951-12-25
Originally titled 'It's Only Money' - the film was renamed Double Dynamite as a reference to Jane Russell's cleavage... big yikes. The film follows a bank teller (Sinatra) being the main suspect of a crime, as a sizeable sum of money being taken from the bank, with his wacky waiter friend (Groucho) along for the ride.
- (664)
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Irving Cummings
Double Dynamite ★½ It's Only Money 1951. A bank teller is at a loss when his racetrack winnings are confused with the cash lifted from his bank during a robbery. Forgettable, forgotten shambles. Originally filmed in 1948. 80m/B VHS.
Double Dynamite is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Jane Russell, Groucho Marx, and Frank Sinatra. The film was written by Leo Rosten (story), Melville Shavelson (screenplay), Mannie Manheim, and Harry Crane.
Nov 12, 2023 · The film was originally entitled It's Only Money, before RKO owner Howard Hughes changed the title to Double Dynamite as a reference to co-star Jane Russell's famous cleavage. The movie involves a bank teller (Sinatra) suspected of embezzling who turns to a sardonic waiter (Groucho Marx) for advice.
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Based on a story by Leo Rosten, Double Dynamite was originally titled It's Only Money and was actually filmed in 1948, only to be held up for three years. Sinatra sings two songs, one with Groucho ("It's Only Money") and one with Russell ("Kisses and Tears," which he also recorded solo in 1949).
