Colleen (1936)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writers:

Robert Lord (story)
Peter Milne (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 March 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Musical | Romance

Tagline:

JACK OAKIE Starts Swinging...JOAN BLONDELL Starts Trucking...

Plot:

The Ames Company makes every effort to keep Uncle Cedric away from any decisions or work. This is in the best interests for him and the company...

Plot Keywords:

Fashion | Uncle | Ship | Dancer | Dancing

Cast

Dick Powell	...	Donald Ames 3rd
Ruby Keeler	...	Colleen Reilly
Jack Oakie	...	Joe Cork
Joan Blondell	...	Minnie Hawkins
Hugh Herbert	...	Uncle Cedric Ames
Louise Fazenda	...	Aunt Alicia Ames
Paul Draper	...	Paul Gordon
Marie Wilson	...	Mabel
Luis Alberni	...	Carlo
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Noggin
Berton Churchill	...	Mr. Logan
J.M. Kerrigan	...	Pop Reilly
Addison Richards	...	Mr. Schuyler
Charles Coleman	...	Beech, Alicia's butler

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Vitaphone | Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #1782)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The running time at a press preview was 100 minutes, but it was cut to 89 minutes before release.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Six Hits and a Miss (1942)

Soundtrack:

I Love You Truly

Cast =8, Material = 4. A composite 6.

A fine cast outperforms the material that was given. Two of the dance numbers are worth the price of admission. The major number with Ruby Keeler and Paul Draper leads me to reevaluate Keeler's ability. I have seen a Dick Powell interview in which he stated that Ruby was only an average dancer. She certainly was not an Eleanor Powell or Ann Miller, but "The Stomper" was better than I had thought.

The Joan Blondell/Jack Oakie ballroom type segment was truly enjoyable. In fact, I'll call it delightful. Watched it four times before proceeding with the remainder of the movie.

Two of the reviewers of this movie have each made an incorrect statement. 1.)Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler were not married at the time this movie was made. They never were married to each other. Keeler was married at the time to Al Jolson. The reviewer might have been thinking thinking of Dick's marriage to co-star Joan Blondell. They were wed from September 19,1936 to July 14,1944. 2.)Cast member Hugh Herbert did not co-write the script for "Colleen". F. Hugh Herbert was the co-writer. These were two different persons.