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1 July 1932 (USA) moreTagline:
Thousands Dream of it! Pray for it! Pay for it! But few ever achieve it!Plot:
Menton Gill is longing to become a cowboy actor and leaves his hometown to try his luck in Hollywood... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Complete credited cast) | Joan Blondell | ... | 'Flips' Montague |
| Stuart Erwin | ... | Merton Gill, aka 'Whoop' Ryder |
| Zasu Pitts | ... | Mrs. Scudder (as ZaSu Pitts) |
| Ben Turpin | ... | Ben the Crosseyed Man |
| Charles Sellon | ... | Mr. Gashwiler |
| Florence Roberts | ... | Mrs. Gashwiler |
| Helen Jerome Eddy | ... | Tessie Kearns |
| Arthur Hoyt | ... | Hardy Powell |
| George Templeton | ... | Buck Benson (as Dink Templeton) |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | The Countess |
| Sam Hardy | ... | Jeff Baird |
| Oscar Apfel | ... | Director Henshaw |
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Once again TCM comes to the rescue of a forgotten gem. I agree with the posters here who comment on the interesting mix of pathos and comedy in this film. The film is truly touching in a way that could not come across today. Why is that? I think that nowadays it is an either-or : either you are a comedy or you are going for pathos. The trick of balancing both seems to be lost.
There is additional pleasure in seeing Paramount stars of the times in walk-ons in the scenes on the lot or at the disastrous/successful preview. Look quickly and you can see Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Tallulah Bankhead among others.
Joan Blondell is excellent in her specialty, playing the tough cookie with a huge sentimental streak. I found the sweetness of the comedy in the scenes back home in Simsbury absolutely refreshing. Not a touch of cynicism even though these characters are so clearly the objects of humor.
Catch this when you can. I just checked the Turner schedule for the next three months and it doesn't seem to be on.