A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay.
as Professor Bertram Potts
as Sugarpuss O’Shea
as Prof. Gurkakoff
as Prof. Jerome
as Prof. Magenbruch
as Prof. Robinson
as Prof. Quintana
as Prof. Oddly
as Prof. Peagram
as Garbage Man
as Joe Lilac
as Duke Pastrami
as Asthma Anderson
as Miss Bragg
as Larsen
as McNeary
as Waiter
as Miss Totten
as 'Horseface'
as Pinstripe
as Justice of the Peace
as District Attorney
as College Boy
as Motor Policeman
as Himself — Orchestra Leader
as Bum
as Newsboy
as “Benny — the Creep”
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
as Cop with Ms. Bragg (uncredited)
as Cop on Garbage Truck (uncredited)
as Motor Court Proprietor (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
as Girl in Café (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Spieler (uncredited)
as Delivery Boy (uncredited)
as Veiled Woman in Gene Krupa’s Audience (uncredited)
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
as College Girl (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)
as Garbage Man (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Cop (uncredited)
as Sugarpuss O'Shea (singing voice) (uncredited)
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
as Passerby (uncredited)
as Tollkeeper (uncredited)
as Trumpeter (uncredited)
as Hula Dancer (uncredited)
as Date of Prof. Bertram Potts (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as College Girl (uncredited)
as Nursemaid at Park (uncredited)
as Girl in Subway (uncredited)
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
as Saxaphonist (uncredited)
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
as Baseball Game Spectator (uncredited)
as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
