
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 When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language.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.

Gary Cooper
Professor Bertram Potts

Barbara Stanwyck
Sugarpuss O’Shea

Oskar Homolka
Prof. Gurkakoff

Henry Travers
Prof. Jerome

S.Z. Sakall
Prof. Magenbruch

Tully Marshall
Prof. Robinson

Leonid Kinskey
Prof. Quintana

Richard Haydn
Prof. Oddly

Aubrey Mather
Prof. Peagram

Allen Jenkins
Garbage Man

Dana Andrews
Joe Lilac

Dan Duryea
Duke Pastrami

Joe Bullet
Joe Bullet

The Scent of Death
The Scent of Death

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train

Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

The Great Love
The Great Love

M
M

Bringing Up Baby
Bringing Up Baby

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator

The General
The General

The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon

The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons