There’s One Born Every Minute (1942): Cast & Plot
There’s One Born Every Minute is a 1942 comedy directed by Harold Young, starring Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Twine, Hugh Herbert and Carl Switzer. It runs 1 hour.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h (60 min)
- Director
- Harold Young
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Universal Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is There’s One Born Every Minute About?
The premise of There’s One Born Every Minute without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A lively comedy marking nine‑year‑old Elizabeth Taylor’s film debut: she plays the spoiled daughter of a pudding magnate who is entered into the mayoral race by local businessmen hoping to use him as a puppet. The magnate advertises his product as containing the miracle “Vitamin Z,” sparking a pudding boom and a well‑funded campaign. When the nonexistent vitamin is uncovered, the town’s power brokers scramble to expose the candidate as a fraud.
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There’s One Born Every Minute Cast & Characters
Elizabeth Taylor leads the cast as Gloria Twine, with Hugh Herbert as Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine and Carl Switzer as Junior Twine. Directed by Harold Young; 24 actors are credited in all.
- Director Harold Young
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Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Twine - Hugh Herbert as Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine
- Carl Switzer as Junior Twine
- Catherine Doucet as Minerva Twine
Also Starring in There’s One Born Every Minute
· 20 more- Guy Kibbee Lester Cadwalader, Sr.
- Edgar Kennedy Mayor Moe Carson
- Peggy Moran Helen Barbara Twine
- Tom Brown Jimmy Hanagan
- Gus Schilling Professor Asa Quisenberry
- Charles Halton Trumbull
- Bess Flowers Luncheon Attendee
- Ralph Brooks Man at the Meeting
- Jack Gardner Reporter
- Eddie Hall Man in Ice Cream Parlor Trying to Stop the Fight
- Maude Eburne Agatha
- Harlan Briggs Luke Simpson
- Renie Riano Miss Aphrodite Phipps
- Ted Oliver Reporter
- Barbara Brown Club Woman
- Claire Whitney Mrs. Barstow
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- Vinton Hayworth Photographer
- Mel Ruick Radio Announcer
- Nell O'Day Antoinette
- Frankie Van Busboy in Brawl
There’s One Born Every Minute Plot Summary
What happens in There’s One Born Every Minute from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Lemuel P. Twine [Hugh Herbert], though best known for steering Twine’s Tasty Pudding Powder Company, is drawn toward public life when his wife, Minerva Twine [Catherine Doucet], quietly nudges him to run as a reform-minded mayor of their hometown, Witumpka Falls. With Minerva’s steady support behind him, Lem embarks on a campaign that promises to shake up local politics and bring a new sense of integrity to the town. The bid soon meets a powerful counterweight: Lester Cadwalader, Sr. [Guy Kibbee], the generous but calculating backer who hopes Lem’s ascent will help secure the re-election of the current mayor, Moe Carson [Edgar Kennedy], a schemer in his own right. The stage is set for a clash between idealism and influence, pitting a community-spirited campaign against entrenched interests.
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Who is the Twine family patriarch who runs for mayor of Witumpka Falls?
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There’s One Born Every Minute FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of There’s One Born Every Minute, each answered in a sentence.
How long is There’s One Born Every Minute?
There’s One Born Every Minute runs 1 hour (60 minutes).
When was There’s One Born Every Minute released?
There’s One Born Every Minute was released on June 26, 1942.
Who directed There’s One Born Every Minute?
There’s One Born Every Minute was directed by Harold Young.
More films by Harold Young Who is in the cast of There’s One Born Every Minute?
There’s One Born Every Minute stars Elizabeth Taylor as Gloria Twine, Hugh Herbert as Lemuel P. Twine / Abner Twine / Colonel Cladius Zebediah Twine and Carl Switzer as Junior Twine, among 24 credited actors.
Does There’s One Born Every Minute have a post-credit scene?
No. There’s One Born Every Minute has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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