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Director:

Busby Berkeley

Writers:

Robert Lord (story)
Peter Milne (screenplay)
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Contact:

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Release Date:

15 March 1935 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Musical more

Plot:

In a luxury hotel stage director Nicoleff stages a show to get the money to pay his bills. Mrs. Prentiss... more | add synopsis

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Busby Berkeley's finest hour more (20 total)


Cast

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Dick Powell ... Dick Curtis

Adolphe Menjou ... Nicolai Nicoleff

Gloria Stuart ... Ann Prentiss
Alice Brady ... Mrs. Prentiss

Hugh Herbert ... T. Mosley Thorpe
Glenda Farrell ... Betty Hawes
Frank McHugh ... Humbolt Prentiss
Joseph Cawthorn ... Schultz
Grant Mitchell ... Louis Lamson
Dorothy Dare ... Arline Davis
Wini Shaw ... Winny (as Winifred Shaw)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono | Vitaphone

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #580) | Australia:G


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the scene where many people pay 25 dollars each for tickets to the charity musical (59:10 into the film) the money being paid is very clearly in pesos. In fact, each of the top bills clearly states 'Vente Pesos' and are obviously not American bills. Yet, all the dialog keeps referring to 'dollars' and there is no indication that Lake Waxapahachie, where the resort is located, is anything but an American resort. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hooray for Hollywood (1975) more


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Busby Berkeley's finest hour, 23 March 1999
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Author: george-85 from Elmhurst, IL.

While the stars of this film Dick Powell,Gloria Stuart,Adolphe Menjou And the vocal by Wini Shaw all were very good, it was Busby Berkeley's film.Many say it was his finest effort, and stands alone today.His production number "Lullaby of Broadway" will never be duplicated again. There were over 100 dancers that took part in it with absolute precision,none of them ever missed a step.Hollywood could not produce such a film today, the talent is just not there. And Dick Powell and Gloria Stuart had a cute little number, in "I'm going shopping with you". The other production number "The words are in my heart" with 56 miniature pianos also great.

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