Never Say Die
Starring: Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Alan Mowbray
Director: Elliott Nugent
Writer: Frank Butler, Preston Sturges
Producer: Paul Jones
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.
Trivia
- Never Say Die was originally slated to star Jack Benny and Franciska Gaal, under the direction of Raoul Walsh and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. The film was in production from early October to early December 1938, and premiered in New York on 9 March 1939.
Previous Showings
5 Runs • 4 Festivals
1,836 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (July 2, 1939)
Original Run: July 2, 1939 (Sunday - Tuesday)
All runs on record (5):
- July 2, 1939 (Sunday - Tuesday)Bob Hope, Martha Raye
- June 11 - 12, 2003 · 530 ticketsbob-hope-2003w/ Caught in the Draft
- June 21 - 22, 2017 · 446 ticketsClassic Comedy With Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, W.C. Fields and more!w/ Road to Morocco
- November 14 - 15, 2019 · 302 tickets80 Years Ago in This Theatre: The Films of 1939w/ The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
- March 7 - 8, 2026 · 558 ticketsMusicals, plus Bob Hopew/ The Big Broadcast of 1938