The freshest, funniest comedy idea that 20th Century-Fox ever pulled out of its surprise bag.
Promoters set up a radio contest to find the average American and use him to sell food, apparel and notions. All goes well until he falls in love with a girl who upsets things.
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The film's tagline is: "The freshest, funniest comedy idea that 20th Century-Fox ever pulled out of its surprise bag."
The runtime is 70 minutes (1h 10m).
The film was directed by William A. Seiter.
The screenplay was written by Curtis Kenyon and Harry Tugend.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0030852.
1942
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Good
3 votes
Thanks for Everything
Released
English
United States of America
