Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlfred Santell
James Anderson (assistant)
Written byMorrie Ryskind
Ernest Pagano
Screenplay byArthur Kober
Based onHaving Wonderful Time
1937 play
by Arthur Kober
Produced byMarc Connelly
StarringGinger Rogers
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Lucille Ball
Eve Arden
Richard "Red" Skelton
CinematographyRobert De Grasse
Edited byWilliam Hamilton
Music byRoy Webb
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • July 1, 1938 (1938-07-01)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$966,000[1]
Box office$1,008,000[1]

Having Wonderful Time is a 1938 American romantic comedy film adapted from Arthur Kober's 1937 Broadway play of the same name, directed by Alfred Santell and starring Ginger Rogers and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. along with Lucille Ball and Eve Arden. It was Red Skelton's film debut.

  1. ^ a b Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p. 57.