History Film / OneNightInTheTropics

* AdvertisedExtra: Abbott and Costello again, but in hindsight. Despite being minor characters in the film -- and not even pictured on the initial posters -- later rereleases through VHS and other media tended to put them front and center.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Roscoe's nightclub. He claims to Abbott and Costello that they've gone legitimate, but the moment it looks like he may have to pay out on the insurance policy he underwrote, he sends his two enforcers to dump Mickey elsewhere and to make sure the marriage legitimately goes through, threatening Lucky's father in the process.

Steve Harper's (Robert Cummings) engagement to his fiancée Cynthia Merrick (Nancy Kelly) is in dire straits following his disastrous first meeting with her Aunt Kitty (Creator/MaryBoland). Making things even worse is the fact that Steve's ex, Mickey Fitzgerald (Peggy Moran), still isn't over him and is determined to get him back. Steve's buddy Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with an unusual policy for his friend: "love insurance", which will pay out a million dollars if the wedding doesn't go through. (It seems Lucky has made a career out of unusual policies like this, but has never had to pay out, so it's meant to encourage his friend.) The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner named Roscoe (Creator/WilliamFrawley), who sends a pair of bumbling enforcers (Abbott and Costello) to make sure that the wedding goes through as planned. Meanwhile, Cynthia, frustrated at everything going on, heads off to the fictional South American country of San Marcos with Aunt Kitty. Everyone else follows her, but now Lucky has begun to develop feelings for Cynthia. And then Mickey, having found out about the "love insurance" policy, introduces herself to Cynthia. HilarityEnsues.

Steve Harper's (Robert Cummings) engagement to his fiancée Cynthia Merrick (Nancy Kelly) is in dire straits following his disastrous first meeting with her Aunt Kitty (Creator/MaryBoland). Making things even worse is the fact that Steve's ex, Mickey Fitzgerald (Peggy Moran), still isn't over him and is determined to get him back. Steve's buddy Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with an unusual policy for his friend: "love insurance", which will pay out a million dollars if the wedding doesn't go through. (It seems Lucky has made a career out of unusual policies like this, but has never had to pay out, so it's meant to encourage his friend.) The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner named Roscoe (Creator/WilliamFrawley), who sends a couple bumbling enforcers (Abbott and Costello) to make sure the wedding goes through as planned. Meanwhile, Cynthia, frustrated at everything going on, heads off to the fictional South American country of San Marcos with Aunt Kitty. Everyone else follows her south, but now Lucky is developing feelings for Cynthia. And then Mickey, having found out about the "love insurance" policy, introduces herself to Cynthia. HilarityEnsues.

Steve Harper's (Robert Cummings) engagement to his fiancée Cynthia Merrick (Nancy Kelly) is in dire straits following his disastrous first meeting with her Aunt Kitty (Creator/MaryBoland). Making things even worse is the fact that Steve's ex, Mickey Fitzgerald (Peggy Moran), still isn't over him and is determined to get him back. Steve's buddy Jim "Lucky" Moore (Allan Jones), an insurance salesman, comes up with an unusual policy for his friend: "Love Insurance", which will pay out a million dollars if the wedding doesn't go through. (It seems Lucky has made a career out of unusual policies like this, but has never had to pay out, so it's meant to encourage his friend.) The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner named Roscoe (Creator/WilliamFrawley), who sends two bumbling enforcers (Abbott and Costello) to make sure the wedding goes through as planned. Cynthia, frustrated at everything going on, heads off to the fictional South American country of San Marcos with Aunt Kitty. Everyone else follows her south, but now Lucky is developing feelings for Cynthia. Mickey finds out about the insurance policy, and introduces herself to Cynthia. HilarityEnsues.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy film from Creator/{{Universal}}, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1914 novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third film adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello, although Lou Costello had had a few small parts in silent pictures years before. Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields wrote the film's songs.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy film from Creator/{{Universal}}, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1914 novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third film adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello, although Lou Costello had had a few small parts in silent pictures years before.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy film from Creator/{{Universal}}, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1914 novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello, although Lou Costello had had a few small parts in silent pictures years before.

* AdvertisedExtra: Abbott and Costello again, but in hindsight. Despite being minor characters in the film - and not even pictured on the initial posters - later rereleases through VHS and other media tended to put them front and center.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy film from Creator/{{Universal}}, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1914 novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello, though Lou Costello had a few small parts in silent pictures years before.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy film from Creator/{{Universal}}, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] the 1914 novel ''Love Insurance'' by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello (though Lou Costello had a few small parts in silent pictures years before).

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy from Universal Studios. It is based on the 1914 novel [[ThefilmOfTheBook ''Love Insurance'']], by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello (though Lou Costello had a few small parts in silent pictures years before).

Steve Harper's engagement to his fiancee Cynthia Merrick is in pretty dire straits, due to his disastrous first meeting with her aunt Kitty. Making things worse is the fact that Steve's ex, Mickey Fitzgerald, still isn't over him and seems determined to get him back. Steve's buddy Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with an unusual policy for his friend: "Love Insurance", which will pay out a million dollars if the marriage doesn't go through (It seems Lucky has made a career out of unusual policies like this, but has never had to pay out, so it's meant to encourage his friend). The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner named Roscoe, who sends two bumbling enforcers (Abbott and Costello) to make sure the wedding goes through as planned. Cynthia, frustrated at everything going on, heads off to the fictional South American country of San Marcos with aunt Kitty. Everyone else follows her south, but now Lucky is developing feelings for Cynthia. Mickey finds out about the insurance policy, and introduces herself to Cynthia. HilarityEnsues.

''One Night in the Tropics'' is a 1940 [[TheMusical Musical]] RomanticComedy from Universal Studios. It is based on the 1914 novel [[ThefilmOfTheBook ''Love Insurance'']], by Earl Derr Biggers, best known as the creator of detective Film/CharlieChan. It's actually the third adaptation of the story Hollywood did, the first two being the 1919 lost film ''Love Insurance'', and the 1924 remake ''The Reckless Age''. It's best known today as the big-screen debut of Creator/AbbottAndCostello - though Lou Costello had a few small parts in silent pictures years before.

While the film itself was largely seen as SoOkayItsAverage at best, Abbott and Costello completely stole the show, to the point where subsequent releases on VHS and other theaters would have them as the main draw in advertising, in spite of having fairly minor parts in the film itself. This film, and the subsequent ''Buck Privates'', would make them Hollywood stars (though they were already well-known through radio).

* CoupledCouples: Steve, his fiance Cynthia, his buddy Lucky (who is developing feelings for Cynthia), and his ex, Mickey. [[spoiler: By the end of the film, Steve has married Mickey, and Lucky has married Cynthia.]]

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Roscoe's nightclub. He claims to Abbott and Costello that they've gone legitimate, but the moment it looks like he may have to pay out on the insurance policy he underwrote, he sends his two enforcers to dump Mickey elsewhere and to make sure the marriage legitimately goes through,threatening Lucky's father in the process.

* LoveMakesYouDumb: At the very beginning, Steve is so besotted with Cynthia that he crashes into several people walking down the street, obliviously continuing on as Lucky quickly apologizes for his friend. He snaps out of it when he walks out into the road and almost gets run over by a car.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Aunt Kitty; she's superstitious, and dislikes Steve partly due to their birthdays "clashing" and partly due to an absolutely disastrous first meeting. 

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: Roscoe's nightclub. He claims to Abbott and Costello that they've gone legitimate, but the moment it looks like he may have to pay out on the insurance policy he underwrote, he sends his two enforcers to dump Mickey elsewhere and to make sure the marriage legitimately goes through, threatening Lucky's father in the process.  

* ClingyJealousGirl: Mickey. A slightly downplayed version of the PsychoExGirlfriend [[Spoiler: who, surprisingly, gets married to her target at the end.]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: Mickey. A slightly downplayed version of the PsychoExGirlfriend [[Spoilers: who, surprisingly, gets married to her target at the end.]]

* CoupledCouples: Steve, his fiance Cynthia, his buddy Lucky (who is developing feelings for Cynthia), and his ex, Mickey. [[spoilers: By the end of the film, Steve has married Mickey, and Lucky has married Cynthia.]]

* IdiotPlot: A lot of the plot could be easily avoided if Aunt Kitty or Cynthia were more willing to listen, or if Steve was more willing to be direct and honest about everything with Cynthia.