Step Lively, Jeeves!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEugene Forde
Screenplay byFrank Fenton
Lynn Root
Story byFrances Hyland
Produced byJohn Stone
StarringArthur Treacher
Patricia Ellis
Robert Kent
Alan Dinehart
George Givot
Helen Flint
CinematographyDaniel B. Clark
Edited byFred Allen
Music bySamuel Kaylin
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • April 1, 1937 (1937-04-01)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Step Lively, Jeeves! is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde, written by Frank Fenton and Lynn Root, and starring Arthur Treacher as P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves alongside Patricia Ellis, Robert Kent, Alan Dinehart, George Givot and Helen Flint. The film was released on April 1, 1937, by 20th Century-Fox.[1][2][3]

The character of Jeeves' master, Bertie Wooster, does not appear. The film is not based on any Jeeves story, and portrays Jeeves as a naive bumbler (which is not how he is portrayed by Wodehouse in the novels and short stories about him).[4]

Plot

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Two swindlers con Jeeves (portrayed by Arthur Treacher), claiming that he's the descendant of Sir Francis Drake, and has a fortune waiting for him in America. Arriving in New York, Jeeves gets mixed up with gangsters.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937) - Overview". TCM.com. 1937-04-01. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  2. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1937-04-02). "Movie Review - Step Lively Jeeves - THE SCREEN; At the Palace". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  3. ^ "Step Lively, Jeeves!". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  4. ^ Taves, Brian (2006). P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. McFarland. p. 78. ISBN 0-7864-2288-2.

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P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves
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