---
title: 'Never Say Die (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elliott Nugent'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/never-say-die-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031716/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Never Say Die (1939)

1939 · 82 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Never Say Die is a 1939 American romantic comedy film starring Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Based on a play of the same title by William H. Post and William Collier Sr., which ran on Broadway for 151 performances in 1912, the film was directed by Elliott Nugent and written for the screen by Dan Hartman, Frank Butler and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast features Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman and Monty Woolley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elliott Nugent](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-nugent)
- **Screenplay:** [Preston Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-sturges), [Frank Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-butler)
- **Producer:** [Paul Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Leo Tover](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tover)

## Cast

- [Christian Rub](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-rub)
- [Monty Woolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/monty-woolley)
- [Alan Mowbray](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-mowbray)
- [Ivan Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-simpson)
- [Martha Raye](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-raye)
- [Andy Devine](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-devine)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)
- [Gale Sondergaard](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-sondergaard)
- [Paul Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harvey)
- [Sig Ruman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-ruman)
- [Ernest Cossart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-cossart)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/never-say-die-1939
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