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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Hanns Kräly (idea)
Bruce Manning (original screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 September 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Music more
Plot:
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Prosperity is just around the corner more (17 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Deanna Durbin ... Patricia Cardwell
Leopold Stokowski ... Himself

Adolphe Menjou ... John Cardwell
Alice Brady ... Mrs. Frost
Eugene Pallette ... John R. Frost
Mischa Auer ... Michael Borodoff
Billy Gilbert ... Garage Owner
Alma Kruger ... Mrs. Tyler
J. Scott Smart ... Marshall - Stage Doorrman (as Jack Smart)
Jed Prouty ... Tommy Bitters
Jameson Thomas ... Russell - Stokowski's Manager
Howard C. Hickman ... Johnson (as Howard Hickman)
Frank Jenks ... Taxi Driver
Christian Rub ... Gustave Brandstetter
Gerald Oliver Smith ... Stevens
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
100 Men and a Girl (USA) (review title)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved (PCA #3448) | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Leopold Stokowski recorded the classical music in the film at the Philadelphia Academy of Music, using the Philadelphia Orchestra (of which he was still principal guest conductor), on a multi-channel sound system, the first time one was ever used to record music in a film. The musicians seen in the film, however, were L.A.-based players doing what was called "sideline" (seen but not heard, merely miming to a prerecorded soundtrack played by others). more
Goofs:
Continuity: The position of Patsy's hands when she's crying on the bed. more
Quotes:
Tommy Bitters: [Having just had Frost light a cigarette for him only to have it explode in his mouth] When are you going to stop playing these cheap childish tricks on me?
John R. Frost: The day you stop playing them on me.
Tommy Bitters: Well, at least mine are funny, and new!
John R. Frost: Oh, yeah? Well, mine work.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Waltons: The Fledgling (#4.23)" (1976) more
Soundtrack:
It's Raining Sunbeams more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Prosperity is just around the corner, 4 March 2006
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Author: krorie from Van Buren, Arkansas

How many have heard of Shirley Temple? How many have heard of Judy Garland? Now, how many have heard of Deanna Durbin? You may be surprised to learn that Deanna Durbin at the time this film was released was more popular than either Temple or Garland, made more money than either, saved her studio from going broke, and had as much merchandise marketed in her name as either. Then why is she all but forgotten today? Because she simply announced that enough is enough and walked away from the so-called glamorous life of a Hollywood star to live in France as a nobody. But we can be thankful that before she made such a fateful decision, she starred in a few classic movies that showcased her magnificent voice.

"One Hundred Men and a Girl" is a wonderful family-type film to share with others. Made during the Great Depression, it gave the audience an optimistic view that those out of work would find jobs, or as the New Deal spin-doctors put it, "Prosperity is just around the corner." Patsy (Deanna Durbin) attempts to put her unemployed father John Cardwell, played to perfection by the marvelous actor Adolphe Menjou, back to work as a trombone player. She tries to convince classical director Leopold Stokowski to put her father in his orchestra but to no avail. While returning a pocketbook her father found to a wealthy society matron (Alice Brady), she misunderstands a joke as a serious proposal to offer a radio contract to her father if he can get an orchestra together composed of his out of work musician friends. The rich lady's husband John Frost is brought into the deal when his wife suddenly leaves for an extended vacation in Europe. The rest of the film revolves around Patsy getting it all together by persistence and unknowingly giving the story to the media. For viewers, it's fun all the way.

There is also an assortment of gifted character actors to add mirth and merriment to the proceedings, to name a few: Eugene Palette, Mischa Auer, and one of the funniest men in the movies Billy Gilbert. Of particular note is a hilarious performance given by Frank Jenks as a singing cab driver with a penchant for opera who appreciates Deanna's talent.

A bonus is all the fantastic classical music played by Stokowski and his orchestra. Stokowski was everyone's ideal of what a conductor should look like and sound like. Disney recognized this and put him in "Fantasia." Stokowski was largely responsible for bringing classical music from its long hair ivory tower status to make it accessible to the average American. All this plus the enchanted singing of Deanna Durbin. Who could ask for anything more?

A postscript: Keep your eye on the feather in Deanna's hat.

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