Every Night at Eight (1935)

Three young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to 'lease' the dictaphone of their boss to make a record of their singin, but they are caught and fired. When ... See full summary »

Director:

Raoul Walsh

Writers:

Gene Towne (screenplay), C. Graham Baker (screenplay),

Stars:

George Raft, Alice Faye, Frances Langford

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Raft	...	'Tops' Cardona
Alice Faye	...	Dixie Foley / Dixie Dean
Frances Langford	...	Susan Moore
Patsy Kelly	...	Daphne O'Connor
Henry Taylor	...	Radio Rogue
Jimmy Hollywood	...	Radio Rogue
Eddie Bartell	...	Radio Rogue
Walter Catlett	...	Master of Ceremonies
Harry Barris	...	Harry
Herman Bing	...	Joe Schmidt
Boothe Howard	...	Martin
John Dilson	...	Huxley (as John H. Dilson)
Louise Carver	...	Mrs. Snyder

Storyline

Three young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to 'lease' the dictaphone of their boss to make a record of their singin, but they are caught and fired. When they are not able to pay their rent any longer, they decide to try it on an amateur contest at a radio station. Due to lack of food Susan Moore becomes unconscious and the contest is won by a big band. But this big band offers them a job withe them at the radio station, they accept but after a while they again start to reach out for higher things and leave the big band.

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Plot Keywords:

radio | trio | amateur hour | singing | mint julep | 

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Taglines:

THE DRAMA...the ROMANCE...the THRILLS...of the new craze RADIO AMATEUR HOUR! (original poster)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 August 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jeden Abend um acht

Filming Locations:

Coldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walter Wanger Productions, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the feature-film debut of Frances Langford. Previously, she had appeared in two Vitaphone short subjects, The Subway Symphony and Rambling 'Round Radio Row #4. Her productive screen career, in musicals both major and minor, would span over two decades, ending with a guest shot in The Glenn Miller Story.

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Quotes

Susan Moore: Let's go to bed like good little girls.
Dixie Dean: Who says we're little?
Daphne O'Connor: Who says we're good?

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Connections

References It Happened One Night (1934)

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Soundtracks

"I'm in the Mood for Love"
(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields and George Oppenheimer
Sung by Frances Langford

User Reviews

Showcase for fans of classic radio

Three adorable but out of work and homeless women try to win $100 in amateur contest on the radio, but when Susan (Frances Langford) passes out from lack of food, the prize goes to supremely confident and good-looking band leader Tops (George Raft). Once he really hears them sing, however, he brings them on board with his band. And by working them day and night brings them success with their own radio program. But his hyper-strict rules have Dixie (Alice Faye) and Daphne (Patsy Kelly) chafing for some freedom. Though Susan has quietly fallen for Tops, she goes along with the girls' scheme to buck his authority and possibly ruin his show.

Sure it's not much of a plot, but this is a good-natured showcase for a host of talents and great wisecracks from Patsy Kelly. The girls are fun, Faye and particularly Langford get great solos. Langford makes "I'm in the Mood for Love" a standard. Raft, besides looking cool, gets to do a little dancing. Harry Barris has some rousing if brief little vocal ditties. And truly marvelous is uncredited singer James Miller, who takes over in the middle of the extended "I Feel a Song Coming On" number.

If you're a fan of old-time radio you'll recognize all the corny exchanges and weird acts on the "gong show" radio program and maybe try to sing like a chicken yourself.