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1 October 1938 (USA)
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John Quinn is the ruthless manager of the night club Garden of the Moon. He has booked Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees for a season as his band...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Pat O'Brien | ... | John Quinn |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Toni Blake |
| John Payne | ... | Don Vincente |
| Johnnie Davis | ... | Slappy Harris |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Maurice |
| Isabel Jeans | ... | Mrs. Lornay |
| Mabel Todd | ... | Mary Stanton |
| Penny Singleton | ... | Miss Calder |
| Dick Purcell | ... | Rick Fulton |
| Curt Bois | ... | Maharajah of Sund |
| Granville Bates | ... | Angus McGillicuddy |
| Edward McWade | ... | Peter McGillicuddy |
| Larry Williams | ... | Trent |
| Ray Mayer | ... | Musician - Pianist |
| Jerry Colonna | ... | Mustached Musician |
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94 min
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USA:Approved (PCA #4237) |
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The roles played by John Payne and Margaret Lindsay were originally intended for Dick Powell and Bette Davis. Powell took a layoff rather than make this film.
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I'll String Along With You
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I didn't care for the music, which looked as if it were going to be a dominant component of this movie. I stuck with it a little, though, and I'm really glad: Pat O'Brien is very funny as a variation on Oscar Jaffe from "Twentieth Century." He's demanding and devious. When crossed, he faux-accidentally breaks a watch he tearfully says was given him by his late mother. Toward the end of the movie, thought we already know it is a ruse, he does this and his secretary -- Penny Singleton in mousy costuming -- says his mother is on the phone. And she wants a tip on the next race at Saratoga.
John Payne as the bandleader is OK. The rest of the cast is OK. Jimmie Fiddler plays himself, in a sizable role and that's a nice touch.
The writing is the star here, though. And it is a great role for O'Brien.