Take It or Leave It (1944 film)

Take It or Leave It is a 1944 American musical-comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Mac Benoff, Harold Buchman, and Snag Werris.

The only then-current star was Phil Silvers, who appeared briefly in a pre-credits prologue explaining the film's premise.

Thus Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Buster Keaton, Al Jolson, The Ritz Brothers, and other Fox stars make appearances.

The three writers were really radio jokesmiths, hired to supply star Phil Baker with a running repertoire of puns and one-liners appropriate to each quiz question.

Fox did not publicize the star names in the cast, inviting the audience to play along with the quiz game and be surprised by the film clips.