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6.1/10   81 votes
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Director:
Busby Berkeley
Writers:
H. Bedford-Jones (story) and
John B. Browne (story) ...
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Release Date:
1 October 1938 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Excellent fun flick w/ Johnnie 'Scat' Davis! more

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #4237) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Soundtrack:
(You May Not Be an Angel, But) I'll String Along With You more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent fun flick w/ Johnnie 'Scat' Davis!, 5 December 2004
Author: yessdanc from NORTHRIDGE, CA.

This film is a pip and I'll tell you why- the presence of Johnny 'Scat' Davis.He was always the PERFECT musical sidekick in so many of the lightweight musical/ comedies of the late 30s and lights up the screen w/ his sincere energy and wholesome smile. JUST recently I've wanted to know more about him, and this is one of his best! Pat O'Brien is great and funny in a real 'rat you love to hate' kinda way. I can't look at pretty Margaret Lindsey without expecting to see Frankenstein's monster lumbering around the scene. This is a great little warm and fuzzy Busby Berkeley film. Perfect on a rainy afternoon. Caught it on TCM. John Payne is passable as the band leader, though he's not the best singer, if that's his voice. Definitely worth seeing!

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