Las Vegas Nights

"SWING-TOWN! SONG-TOWN! LAUGH-TOWN!...where nights are 24 hours long and fun never ends!"

Mar 28 1941 Approved 1h 30m
Adventure, Comedy, Music

A vaudeville act inherits an old, beat-up building and decides to try to turn it into a hip new nightclub. Frank Sinatra's first screen appearance.

Plot

A member of a New York City vaudeville troupe inherits property in Las Vegas and, upon arrival, is thrown in jail for bringing livestock into Nevada without a license. THe livestock consists of a crate of pigeons---trained birds with which one of the girls does her variation of a fan dance. Upon release, they learn the property is a ramshackle building, but decide to make a nightclub out of it. Hitting the jackpot in one of the casinos provides the needed money...but many, many complications ensue.

Written by

Ernest Pagano, Harry Clork, Eddie Welch

Directed by

Ralph Murphy

Cast

Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Constance Moore

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
177
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA