---
title: 'Some Like It Hot (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Archainbaud'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 65
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/some-like-it-hot-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031950/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Some Like It Hot (1939)

1939 · 65 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Some Like It Hot, reissued for television as Rhythm Romance, is a 1939 comedy film starring Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, and Gene Krupa. Directed by George Archainbaud, its screenplay was written by Wilkie C. Mahoney and Lewis R. Foster, based on the play The Great Magoo by Ben Hecht and Gene Fowler, which performed briefly on Broadway in 1932. The film was released the year before Road to Singapore converted theatre and radio star Hope into a huge movie box office draw. Legendary cinematographer Karl Struss filmed the movie.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Archainbaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-archainbaud)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Struss](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-struss)

## Cast

- [Clarence Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-wilson)
- [Una Merkel](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-merkel)
- [Rufe Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/rufe-davis)
- [Shirley Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-ross)
- [Richard Denning](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-denning)
- [Bob Hope](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hope)
- [Gene Krupa](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-krupa)
- [Frank Sully](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sully)

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