You've Got to Be Smart
A slick conman finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show and waits for the money to come pouring in. At a west…
You've Got to Be Smart
A slick conman finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show and waits for the money to come pouring in. At a west coast advertising agency Nick Sloane is fired for trying to steal the firm's biggest account from under the nose of his boss, D. O. Griggs. The only one surprised by the dismissal is Griggs's secretary, Connie Jackson, who refuses to believe that Nick is capable of anything underhanded. Later, Connie receives a phone call from a small town in Arkansas, where Nick has discovered a 9-year-old singing preacher, Methuselah Jones. Duped into believing that Nick's intentions are sincere, Connie quits her job and joins Nick in helping Methuselah and his two younger brothers achieve national prominence. While Connie is busy persuading television promotion man Jerry Harper to put the youngsters on the air, Nick spends his evenings with Miss Lynn Hathaway, a beautiful blonde, and dreams up ways to exploit his clients. Eventually, the disillusioned Jones brothers force Connie to see Nick in his true light. —matt-282
You've Got to Be Smart
Comedy,Drama,Musical
Film Details
A slick conman finds a singing teenage preacher in a small town in Arkansas and brings him to Los Angeles, where he sets him up with his own show and waits for the money to come pouring in. At a west coast advertising agency Nick Sloane is fired for trying to steal the firm's biggest account from under the nose of his boss, D. O.
Griggs. The only one surprised by the dismissal is Griggs's secretary, Connie Jackson, who refuses to believe that Nick is capable of anything underhanded. Later, Connie receives a phone call from a small town in Arkansas, where Nick has discovered a 9-year-old singing preacher, Methuselah Jones.
Duped into believing that Nick's intentions are sincere, Connie quits her job and joins Nick in helping Methuselah and his two younger brothers achieve national prominence. While Connie is busy persuading television promotion man Jerry Harper to put the youngsters on the air, Nick spends his evenings with Miss Lynn Hathaway, a beautiful blonde, and dreams up ways to exploit his clients. Eventually, the disillusioned Jones brothers force Connie to see Nick in his true light.
—matt-282.