Pardon My Sarong
Seen it?1942 | 84 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat trip that finds them on a tropical island, where a jewel thief has sinister plans for them.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
- Bud AbbottAlgernon 'Algy' Shaw
- Lou CostelloWellington Pflug, aka Moola
- Virginia BruceJoan Marshall
- Robert PaigeTommy Layton
- Lionel AtwillVarnoff
- Leif EricksonWhaba
- Nan WynnLuana
- William DemarestDetective Kendall
- Samuel S. HindsChief Kolua
- Marie McDonaldFerna