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Love Thy Neighbor

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Playing off the contrived feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen, the two funnymen star as themselves in this meta-comedy. When Jack falls for Fred's niece, Mary (Mary Martin), all hell breaks loose as the two men grapple for the upper hand. Mary tries to mend the rift between the men, contriving wild scenarios of life-saving and selflessness, but the periods of agreement are fleeting, as the rivals cannot seem to get along. A series of mad mishaps and confusion follows.

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Audience Member I own a copy on DVD and it's a real fun movie. Two watch the two best comedians of the radio era go at it is a treat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Mary Martin sings "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," which is the highlight of this forced Paramount musical comedy which plays up the "feud" between radio stars Jack Benny and Fred Allen. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Mark Sandrich

Director

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Fred Allen

Fred Allen

Mary Martin

Mary Allen

Verree Teasdale

Barbara Allen

Eddie "Rochester" Anderson

Rochester Van Jones
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Synopsis Playing off the contrived feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen, the two funnymen star as themselves in this meta-comedy. When Jack falls for Fred's niece, Mary (Mary Martin), all hell breaks loose as the two men grapple for the upper hand. Mary tries to mend the rift between the men, contriving wild scenarios of life-saving and selflessness, but the periods of agreement are fleeting, as the rivals cannot seem to get along. A series of mad mishaps and confusion follows.
Director
Mark Sandrich
Producer
Mark Sandrich
Screenwriter
Edmund Beloin, William Morrow, Zion Myers, Ernest Pagano
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 22m
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