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24 February 1933 (USA) morePlot:
Buckley is an unethical reporter who manipulates the news for his own benefit as much as he reports it... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Lee Tracy Excellent In MGM Debut moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Lee Tracy | ... | Buckley Joyce Thomas |
| Benita Hume | ... | Kate Nelson |
| Una Merkel | ... | Dolly Winslow |
| James Gleason | ... | Lefty Williams |
| Alan Edwards | ... | Pettingwaite |
| Eugene Sigaloff | ... | Prince Alexander Tomsky |
| Ari Kutai | ... | Kastya |
| C. Henry Gordon | ... | Commissar |
| Lya Lys | ... | Eugenie Smirnova |
| John Bleifer | ... | Sozanoff (as John Melvin Bleifer) |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | MacKenzie |
| Guy Usher | ... | J. H. Stevens |
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The original play was adapted by writers Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack into the musical "Leave It To Me", which featured a Cole Porter score that included "My Heart Belongs To Daddy". It opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 9 November 1938 and had 291 performances. The four leads were played by William Gaxton, Victor Moore, Mary Martin and Sophie Tucker and the cast included future stars Gene Kelly and Adele Jergens. moreSoundtrack:
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Flash! Urgent! CLEAR ALL WIRES! Buckley Joyce Thomas (Lee Tracy), ace reporter of the Chicago Globe, after returning from captivity in the Moroccan desert, now lands up to his ears in danger in Soviet Moscow. Hoping to interview New Russian citizens - and perhaps be seen hobnobbing with Stalin - he finds himself in intense trouble with dames (Benita Hume & Una Merkel) and suspected by the Secret Police of attempted murder! Will this be Buckley Joyce Thomas' last dispatch?
This is an enjoyable, fast-moving, if somewhat corny film, with dialogue & situations that let you know it was definitely produced pre-Production Code. It is interesting to see Hollywood's take on Red Russia only 15 years after the Revolution.
Lee Tracy, having recently become a star at Warner Brothers, began his short stint at MGM with this film. He would appear in 4 MGM films in 1933, and was well on his way to becoming the Studio's answer to Cagney, when he suffered a spectacular fall from grace the following year & was immediately fired from MGM. It is a shame he is almost forgotten today, as he was an exciting actor to watch: pushing the limit, rough edged, perfectly cast as nosy reporters, shyster lawyers or shady talent agents.
The other members of the cast all do a fine job. Special mention should be made of James Gleason as Tracy's faithful factotum, and Ari Kutai as a Russian gofer. Movie mavens will spot Mischa Auer as a Moroccan prince & Akim Tamiroff as a sleazy Moscow hotel manager, both uncredited.