Coronado (1935)

Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her ... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Z. McLeod

Writers:

Don Hartman (screenplay), Frank Butler (screenplay),

Stars:

Johnny Downs, Betty Burgess, Jack Haley

Cast

Credited cast:
Johnny Downs	...	Johnny Marvin
Betty Burgess	...	June Wray
Jack Haley	...	Chuck Hornbostel
Andy Devine	...	Pinky Falls
Leon Errol	...	Otto Wray
Alice White	...	Violet Wray Hornbostel
Eddy Duchin	...	Eddie - Orchestra Leader
Eddy Duchin's Orchestra	...	Eddie's Orchestra
Jameson Thomas	...	Carlton
Berton Churchill	...	Walter Marvin
Nella Walker	...	Mrs. Gloria Marvin
Julie Bishop	...	Barbara Forrest (as Jacqueline Wells)
James Burke	...	Slug Moran
James B. Carson	...	Marine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lew Sherwood	...	Trompet

Storyline

Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her father. Otto, and ditzy sister, Violet, June Wray is a singer with the Eddy Duchin Orchestra appearing to the hotel. Johnny Marvin, an aspiring songwriter and the son of a wealthy automobile manufacturer, is staying at the hotel and, from they moment June and Johnny meet, they fall instantly in love. Trouble arises when Johnny's father objects to the romance, and complications and help arrive in the form of two Marine-hating sailors,Chuck Hornbostel and "Pinky" Falls, when Chuck marries June's ditzy sister.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | singer | california | southern california | songwriter | 

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Taglines:

ROMANCE SET TO RHYTHM! (original poster - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bailes e Canções

Filming Locations:

Hotel del Coronado - 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Soundtracks

"I've Got Some New Shoes"
(uncredited)
Written by Richard A. Whiting, Walter Bullock and Sam Coslow
Performed by Johnny Downs

User Reviews

Puttin' on a navy show at a swank California resort.

Sailors meet society in this light "B" musical where the well to do get entertained by talented youngsters, including a couple of sea men on leave. Diamond-in-the-rough vaudevillian Leon Errol, haunted by memories of his old partner, goes into a trance every time he hears fingers snapping, much like the "Slowly I Turned" skit from Abbott and Costello's "Lost in a Harem". Son-in-law Jack Haley is usually on the receiving end of this gag while Errol's other daughter (Betty Furness) falls for wealthy prankster Johnny Downs. Haley and pal Andy Devine keep getting into all sorts of scrapes, usually involving navy hating marines that create all sorts of comic moments including one with Haley putting his head through a hole for a baseball throwing carnival game. The songs are rather unmemorable, but a fairly lavish finale utilizes all the young musical talent that Paramount could muster. An enjoyable time-passer, it is worth a look, particularly for Errol and Haley's divine brands of comedy.