Music Is Magic (1935)

Aging star (Daniels) finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the chorus (Faye).

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Edward Eliscu (screenplay), Lou Breslow (screenplay),

Stars:

Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alice Faye	...	Peggy Harper
Ray Walker	...	Jack Lambert
Bebe Daniels	...	Diane De Valle
Frank Mitchell	...	Peanuts Harper (as Mitchell and Durant)
Jack Durant	...	Eddie Harper (as Mitchell and Durant)
Rosina Lawrence	...	Shirley De Valle
Thomas Beck	...	Tony Bennett
Andrew Tombes	...	Ben Pomeroy
Luis Alberni	...	Señor Castellano - Cafe Proprietor
Hattie McDaniel	...	Hattie (Amanda in credits) (as Hattie McDaniels)

Storyline

Vaudevillians supporting the musical efforts of aging Hollywood star Diane de Valle decide to head for Tinseltown themselves when de Valle's high salary and low drawing power cancel the revue. Managing to land roles in a de Valle musical movie, perky Peggy is rescued from the chorus line by the tricks of her boyfriend Jack, who uses bravado to usurp de Valle's role in favor of Peggy, who is more suited to the bouncy musical.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood | based on play

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Taglines:

She went to Hollywood to be a star...and soft-soaped her way into a laundry job...till opportunity knocked, and in walker fame, love and laughter (original poster)

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

La magia de la música

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Of Alice Faye's 35 film appearances between 1934 and 1978, this movie was the first of two not given a contemporary New York Times review. The second picture was Every Girl Should Have One.

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Soundtracks

"Love is Smiling at Me"
Music by Oscar Levant
Lyrics by Sidney Clare
Sung by Alice Faye

User Reviews

A Lot of fun at the Fox Lot

They may be trite, but these behind-the-scenes getting into movies stories are a lot of fun--especially when we see a typical 1935 Fox soundstage, a 30s laundry plant, a typical 30s neighborhood theatre and a long streetcar sequence played by Mitchell & Durant.

Ray Walker later appeared on various 50s TV shows, but never made it big in Hollywood. Great supporting cast includes Hattie McDaniel, Bebe Daniels in her last US picture and Rosina Lawrence, who was working at Hal Roach Studios at the time as the Little Rascals school teacher.

Am I imagining things, or do I see the Nicholas Brothers dance briefly in the finale?