Eddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriendEddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriendEddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his girlfriend
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Helen Ainsworth
- Miss Ethel Waddums
- (as Cupid Ainsworth)
Luis Alberni
- Scarno - Roadhouse Manager
- (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux
- Spike
- (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
- Dude - Vatelli Henchman
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Men's Room Patron
- (uncredited)
Frank Darien
- Edna's Uncle
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
- Hatcheck Girl
- (uncredited)
Pat Harmon
- Vatelli Henchman
- (uncredited)
Jack Herrick
- Jack - Kayo's Sparring Partner
- (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsThe name of the restaurant where the wedding is to take place at the end is referred to in the dialogue as "Sarno's" but the sign on the restaurant says "Scarno's."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: A Woman's Lot (1987)
- SoundtracksI Surrender Dear
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Gordon Clifford
Music by Harry Barris
Lip-synched by Eddie Quillan
Featured review
Lively and fun
Radio repairman Eddie Quillan finds himself in the bedroom of flirtatious 'Baby Face' (Ginger Rogers), the girl of quick-tempered middleweight boxer Robert Armstrong. Trying to fend off the charms of Baby Face, Quillan is soon in real trouble as he inadvertently steals away the reluctant fiancée of a real mob boss, one Nick Vitelli. Ironically, this comedy of errors proves completely unnecessary as we learn that Baby Face and her boxing boyfriend really do love one another in their bickering way while, with considerably less amusement, Quillan and his new girl also discover true love.
The Tip-Off is a nice, unpretentious comedy that makes good use of the gangster film that had come into vogue in the early thirties. Eddie Quillen is the star and gives a fine performance as our innocent yet courageous hero. Robert Armstrong also plays his usual lovable lug well. This was Ginger Rogers' first Hollywood movie (she'd already made five in New York) and it's probably the first time we can see her as her recognizable self (also the first time she uses her true voice, having stuck to the 'Betty Boop' vocal style to this point). With a lot of funny lines impeccably delivered, she gave clear indication of the great things to come.
The Tip-Off is a nice, unpretentious comedy that makes good use of the gangster film that had come into vogue in the early thirties. Eddie Quillen is the star and gives a fine performance as our innocent yet courageous hero. Robert Armstrong also plays his usual lovable lug well. This was Ginger Rogers' first Hollywood movie (she'd already made five in New York) and it's probably the first time we can see her as her recognizable self (also the first time she uses her true voice, having stuck to the 'Betty Boop' vocal style to this point). With a lot of funny lines impeccably delivered, she gave clear indication of the great things to come.
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- Jan 21, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 11 minutes
- Color
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