Just Imagine
Just Imagine is a 1930 American pre-Code science fiction musical-comedy film, directed by David Butler. The film is known for its art direction and special effects in its portrayal of New York City in an imagined 1980. Just Imagine stars El Brendel, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Garrick and Marjorie White. The "man from 1930" was played by El Brendel, an ethnic vaudeville comedian of a forgotten type: the Swedish immigrant.
Plot
In 1980, J-21 (John Garrick) sets his aircraft on "hover" mode in New York, lands and converses with the beautiful LN-18 (Maureen O'Sullivan). He describes how the marriage tribunal had refused to consider J-21's marital filing and applications, and LN-18 is going to be forced to marry the conceited and mean MT-3 (Kenneth Thomson). J-21 plans to visit LN-18 that night.
More details
| author | David Butler Lew Brown |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Mars |
| director | David Butler |
| editor | Irene Morra |
| events | aviation |
| genre | comedy fantasy science fiction |
| keywords | addict attack dirigible evil twin file force game highball kill land lightning mar martian new york new york city orangutan ourang-outangs rock the king vending machine |
| musicBy | Hugo Friedhofer |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| producer | Buddy G. DeSylva |
| publisher | Fox Film Corporation |
| theme | musical musical comedy the future |