OUTSIDE OF PARADISE (1938) Phil Regan, Penny Singleton, Bert Gordon | Comedy, Musical, Romance | B&W

Outside of Paradise is a 1938 American comedy film directed by John H. Auer and written by Harry Sauber. The film stars Phil Regan, Penny Singleton, Bert Gordon, Leonid Kinskey, Ruth Coleman and Mary Forbes. The film was released on February 7, 1938, by Republic Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers. During a rainstorm, Dorothy Stonewall and her parents, seek shelter in the castle, meet Danny there, and are invited to dine with him...on hamburgers. They find hamburgers to be a delicious novelty, and the inspired Danny establishes Ireland's first fast-food operation (in a castle, at least), and soon he has a thriving operation . His band members from New York show up, and provide music for the customers while Danny Sings---and there is no doubt that this IS Ireland's first castle-housed fast-food operation providing live music and hamburgers. Mavouneen has taken a liking to Danny, but gets jealous when she thinks he is paying too much attention to Dorothy and decides to sell the castle, and this is not good news to the band members who are doing a thriving business selling white-castle hamburgers. So they contrive to reunite Danny and Mavourneen.

CAST & CREW
Phil Regan as Daniel 'Danny' Francis O'Toole
Penny Singleton as Colleen Kerrigan
Bert Gordon as Mischa
Leonid Kinskey as Cafe Owner Ivan Petrovich
Ruth Coleman as Dorothy Stonewall
Mary Forbes as Mrs. Stonewall
Lionel Pape as Mr. Stonewall
Ralph Remley as Timothy
Renie Riano as Ellen
Peter Lind Hayes as Lind
Joe E. Marks as Bass
David Kerman as Felix
Billy Young as Johnny
Cliff Nazarro as Cliff
Harry Allen as Old Man
Gloria Rich as Singer

Directed by John H. Auer
Screenplay by Harry Sauber
Produced by Harry Sauber
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited by Ernest J. Nims
Music by Alberto Colombo
Production company Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date February 7, 1938
Running time 68 minutes
Country United States
Language English