

That's Right – You're Wrong
“THE LAUGH-SWING SENSATION OF THE CENTURY!”
Synopsis
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.
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1939 That's Right You're Wrong - Kay Kyser,Ginny Simms; Fit To Be Tied .
Type: Clip • Published 2010-11-19
Top Cast
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Kay Kyser
Adolphe Menjou
Stacey Delmore
May Robson
Grandma
Lucille Ball
Sandra Sand
Dennis O'Keefe
Chuck Deems
Roscoe Karns
Mal Stamp
Moroni Olsen
Jonathan Forbes
Hobart Cavanaugh
Dwight Cook
Ginny Simms
Ginny Simms
Harry Babbitt
Harry Babbitt
Sully Mason
Sully Mason
M.A. Bogue
Ish Kabibble
Edward Everett Horton
Tom Village
Kathryn Adams
Elizabeth Ralston (Uncredited)
Ernani Bernardi
Clarinetist (Uncredited)
Harrison Carroll
Harrison Carroll (Uncredited)
Stephen Chase
Producer (Uncredited)
Charles Doehrer
Charlie Doehrer (Uncredited)
Release History & Theatrical Window
November 24, 1939
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- David Butler
- Screenplay & Story
- William M. Conselman, James V. Kern
- Original Score
- Roy Webb
- Original Title
- That's Right – You're Wrong
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- RKO Radio Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
David Butler
William M. Conselman, James V. Kern, David Butler
Roy Webb
Russell Metty
Irene Morra
David Butler
Department Leadership Roster
William M. Conselman
Screenplay
James V. Kern
Screenplay
David Butler
Director
David Butler
Producer
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Irene Morra
Editor
Edward Stevenson
Costume Design
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What is That's Right – You're Wrong about?
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.
Who directed That's Right – You're Wrong?
That's Right – You're Wrong was directed by David Butler.
Who stars in That's Right – You're Wrong?
The principal cast of That's Right – You're Wrong includes Kay Kyser, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson, Lucille Ball, Dennis O'Keefe.
When was That's Right – You're Wrong released and how long is it?
That's Right – You're Wrong was released in 1939 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.
Who composed the musical score for That's Right – You're Wrong?
The original motion picture soundtrack for That's Right – You're Wrong was composed by Roy Webb.




















