George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

Director:

George White
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Writers:

George White (concept)
Jack Yellen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

29 March 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

STARS...BEAUTY...SONGS...ROMANCE! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram...

Plot Keywords:

Scandal | New York City | Georgia | Male Female Relationship | Show Business

Cast

Alice Faye	...	Honey Walters
James Dunn	...	Eddy Taylor
Ned Sparks	...	Elmer White
Lyda Roberti	...	Manya
Cliff Edwards	...	Dude Holloway
Arline Judge	...	Midgie Malone
Eleanor Powell	...	Marilyn Collins
Benny Rubin	...	Louis Pincus
Emma Dunn	...	Aunt Jane Hopkins
Roger Imhof	...	Officer Riley
Charles Richman	...	Charlie Harriman
Jed Prouty	...	Al Lee
Thomas E. Jackson	...	Mac - Stage Manager (as Thomas Jackson)
Iris Meredith	...	Miss Smith - Secretary (as Iris Shunn)
Lois Eckert	...	Mme. DuBarry
Fuzzy Knight	...	Sam Fogel
Donald Kerr	...	Grady - Dance Instructor
Walter Johnson	...	Larry Daniels
Fred Santley	...	Master of Ceremonies
Jack Mulhall	...	Theatre Ticket Seller
George White	...	George White
The Scandals Beauties	...	George White's Scandals Beauties
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Abdanor	...	Turk (uncredited)
Von Adair	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley	...	Englishman (uncredited)
Robin Ainsley	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Marvelle Andre	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Loretta Andrews	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Doris Baker	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Kenny Baker	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Ralph Banks	...	Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lynn Bari	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Bobbie Beal	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Charles Blair	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Jimmy Blair	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Bill Brande	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Esther Brodelet	...	Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
Donald Brown	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Brown	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Adele Burian	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Julie Cabanne	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Josephine Campbell	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Evelyn Carpenter	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Jill Carroll	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Virginia Carroll	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Paul Castle	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Dan Crimmins	...	Audience Extra (uncredited)
Bob Crosby	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Virginia Cruzon	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Diane Dahl	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Patsy Daly	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Doris Davenport	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Wyn Davis	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Chico De Verdi	...	Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Lialani Deas	...	Hawaiian Girl (uncredited)
Jack DeShan	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Florine Dickson	...	One of Do's Four Girls (uncredited)
Patricia Dobbs	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Emma Dodson	...	Hawaiian Girl (uncredited)
Sally Dolling	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Eleanor Drury	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Jack Duffy	...	Bearded Man (uncredited)
Harry Dunkinson	...	Postman (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn	...	Cross-Eyed Man (uncredited)
Madelyn Earle	...	Boop's Sister (uncredited)
Frank Edmunds	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Susan Fleming	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Eddie Foster	...	Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Otto Fries	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Martin Garralaga	...	Spaniard (uncredited)
Dee Gohlke	...	Sister Act (uncredited)
Mae Gohlke	...	Sister Act (uncredited)
James Gonzalez	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Harrison Greene	...	Postman (uncredited)
La Gretta	...	Swedish Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
Ben Hall	...	Audience Extra (uncredited)
Margaret Harding	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Ruth Hart	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Beth Hartman	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Edith Haskins	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Carol Hughes	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Kay Hughes	...	One of Do's Four Girls (uncredited)
Sunny Ingraham	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Jack Irwin	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Alice Jans	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Si Jenks	...	Pop Eye (uncredited)
Edna Mae Jones	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Boyd King	...	Dancer (uncredited)
George King	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Nicholas Kobliansky	...	Russian (uncredited)
Donna La Barr	...	Chorine (uncredited)
June Lang	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Charles Lauder	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Carol Lee	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Eddie Lee	...	Chinese Man (uncredited)
Patsy Lee	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Teddie Lura	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Laurie Lynne	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Lya Lys	...	French Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
Mike Macey	...	Hungarian (uncredited)
Ruth Marion	...	Mrs. Dude Holloway (uncredited)
Thelma Marland	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Allen Mathews	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw	...	Fat Man (uncredited)
Sam McDaniel	...	Train Porter (uncredited)
Helen McDonald	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Betty McMahon	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Paul McVey	...	Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Toshia Mori	...	Japanese Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
Mildred Morris	...	One of Do's Four Girls (uncredited)
Inez Mortensen	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Rudolf Myzet	...	Bulgarian (uncredited)
Anne Nagel	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Maxine Nash	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Lucille Nicholson	...	Dance Team (uncredited)
Ned Norton	...	Man with Daniels (uncredited)
James Notaro	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Marion O'Connell	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Wanda Perry	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Byron Poindexter	...	Dance Team (uncredited)
Jack Raymond	...	Jew (uncredited)
Enrico Ricardi	...	Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts	...	Old Man (uncredited)
Helen Romaine	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Betty Rome	...	Soloist (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell	...	Nightclub Guest (uncredited)
Beverly Royde	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Dorothy Sander	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Tamara Shayne	...	Russian Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
Rosemary Smith	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Ed Stanbridge	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Audience Extra (uncredited)
Bud Sterling	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Stewart	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Jane Teagarden	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Rose Terrell	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Eileen Thomas	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Tom Thompson	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Maidel Turner	...	Audience Extra (uncredited)
Vera Van	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Blanca Vischer	...	Spanish Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
Lucile Walker	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Fred Wallace	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Clarissa Woods	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Ercell Woods	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Aloha Wray	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Marbeth Wright	...	Jean / One of Do's Four Girls (uncredited)
Dan Wyler	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jane Wyman	...	Chorine (uncredited)
Ernesto Zambrano	...	Spaniard (uncredited)

Directed by
George White
Harry Lachman		(uncredited)
James Tinling		(uncredited)

Writing credits
George White		(concept)
Jack Yellen		(screenplay) and
Patterson McNutt		(screenplay)
David Freedman		story (uncredited)
Sam Hellman		contributing to treatment (uncredited)
Sam Hellman		story (uncredited)
Gladys Lehman		contributing to treatment (uncredited)
Damon Runyon		contributing writer (uncredited)

Produced by
George White	....	producer
Winfield R. Sheehan	....	producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
George Schneiderman		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Robert Bischoff		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Gordon Wiles

Costume Design by
Charles Le Maire

Makeup Department
Charlie Dudley	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Percy Ikerd	....	unit manager (uncredited)
Robert Webb	....	assistant unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Booth McCracken	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Earl McKee	....	props (uncredited)
Al Orenbach	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Arthur von Kirbach	....	recording engineer (as A.L. Von Kirbach)
Roy Martin	....	cable person (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Crilchty	....	grip (uncredited)
Eddie Fitzgerald	....	camera operator (uncredited)
I. Goodon	....	camera operator (uncredited)
James Gordon	....	second camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Ouellette	....	gaffer (uncredited)
L. Schindin	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Anthony Ugrin	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	costumes

Music Department
Louis De Francesco	....	musical director
Cliff Friend	....	songs
Herb Magidson	....	additional lyrics
Joseph Meyer	....	songs
Jack Yellen	....	songs
Louis De Francesco	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer	....	composer: music cues (uncredited)

Other crew
William Fox	....	presenter
George White	....	dance ensembles
Jack Donohue	....	dance director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Fox Film Corporation (1935) (USA) (theatrical)

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Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #674) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

First major film role for Eleanor Powell , after having appeared in bit parts in a couple of other films.

Soundtrack:

According to the Moonlight

Only for fans of the film's stars and the very curious

What there is of plot in this film is held together with bailing wire and chewing gum. George White is taking a train to Florida after the closing of the 1934 season of his Scandals revue. When the train stops at a rural station in Georgia for a few minutes, White gets off to send a telegram when he notices a sign advertising "White's Scandals". Curious, he makes arrangements to take a later train and decides to investigate. What he finds is that the "White" in question is Elmer White (Ned Sparks) - mayor of the small town and emcee of the Scandals musical revue. He also happens to be the show's cashier and usher and the town's sewer department. White likes the show and hires the entire bunch to be in his next season's show - the 1935 Scandals.

What follows as far as plot is a very clichéd tale of small town stars going Hollywood - except they're on Broadway. It takes up very little time with most of the movie being the revue itself. Unfortunately, the revue portion is very unmemorable, which is hard to believe with Alice Faye singing and Eleanor Powell tap dancing in her film debut, but believe me it is true. One song, "The Hunkadola", is pretty catchy but seems like almost a copy of 1934's "The Continental" from The Gay Divorcée. Overall the musical revue just lays there. It lacks the snap of the popular Warner Brothers musicals of the era and the flair of the MGM musicals of that same period.

Cliff Edwards and Ned Sparks get the best lines and give the film what little genuine comic flavor it has. I've always been a big fan of James Dunn, but again, since there is very little plot, there is no chance for him to really distinguish himself. Plus I really noticed how old he looked here compared to roles I'd seen him in just a couple of years before - and he was only 33! This was his last year with Fox as his heavy drinking finally caused them to give him the boot.

I'd say this is worth viewing just for the history of it all, but don't expect too much.