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The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

A Show Boat Load of Laughter!

In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act is to change the showboat into a floating gambling house. A ham actor and his bumbling sidekick try to devise a way to help the captain regain ownership of the vessel.

Comedy

Release: 1945-06-20Runtime: 76 minRating: 6.6 (28)

Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Dexter Broadhurst

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Sebastian Dinwiddle

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

Mr. Crawford

Rita Johnson

Rita Johnson

Bonita Farrow

Henry Travers

Henry Travers

Capt. Sam Jackson

Lois Collier

Lois Collier

Miss Caroline Jackson

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Bailey

Joe Kirk

Joe Kirk

Croupier

Bill Alcorn

Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Audley Anderson

Card Player (uncredited)

Crew

Edmund L. Hartmann

Screenplay

Jean Yarbrough

Jean Yarbrough

Director

John Grant

Screenplay

Lloyd Akridge

Music

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Makeup Artist

Edgar Fairchild

Music Director

Milton Feld

Executive Producer

George Robinson

Director of Photography

Harold H. MacArthur

Art Direction

Felix Adler

Additional Writing

Clips & Videos

Rob Reiner on the comedy routine in THE NAUGHTY NINETIES.

Rob Reiner on the comedy routine in THE NAUGHTY NINETIES.

The Naughty Nineties (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER

The Naughty Nineties (1945) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Who’s on First?

Who’s on First?