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The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
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4 February 1938 (USA)
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Tagline:
And now the aristocrat of the fun shows
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Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person...
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Tiger
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Penguin
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Beautiful Woman
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Worth Watching for a Few Acts
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Adolphe Menjou | ... | Oliver Merlin (as Adolph Menjou) |
 | The Ritz Brothers | ... | Themselves |
| Vera Zorina | ... | Olga Samara |
| Kenny Baker | ... | Danny Beecher |
| Andrea Leeds | ... | Hazel Dawes |
| Edgar Bergen | ... | Himself |
| Charlie McCarthy | ... | Himself |
| Helen Jepson | ... | Leona Jerome |
| Phil Baker | ... | Michael Day |
| Bobby Clark | ... | A. Basil Crane Jr. |
| Ella Logan | ... | Glory Wood |
| Jerome Cowan | ... | Director Lawrence |
| Charles Kullmann | ... | Alfredo in 'La Traviata' |
| The American Ballet of the Metropolitan Opera | ... | Ballet Dancers |
| Nydia Westman | ... | Ada |
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USA:115 min (TCM print) | 122 min (copyright length)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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This was the last film for George Gershwin, who died before filming had begun. He and his brother Ira Gershwin had been hired to write the songs, which were not yet completed. Composer Vernon Duke took his place and co-wrote "Spring Again" with Ira, as well as the music for "Romeo and Juliet Ballet" and "Water Nymph Ballet." In his autobiography, Duke also claims to have worked on the hit song "Love Is Here to Stay."
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Oliver Merlin:
I'm a producer of movies. I get my wagonloads of poets and dramatists, but I can't buy common sense - I cannot buy humanity!
Hazel Dawes: Well, I don't know why, Mr. Merlin. There's an awful lot of it.
Oliver Merlin: Yes, I know, but the moment I buy it, it turns into something else, usually genius, and it isn't worth a dime. Now, if you could stay just as simple as your are, you'd be invaluable to me. I'll put you on my staff. I'll give you a title, "Miss Humanity". Don't rush, you can finish your ice cream soda.
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Hazel Dawes: Well, I don't know why, Mr. Merlin. There's an awful lot of it.
Oliver Merlin: Yes, I know, but the moment I buy it, it turns into something else, usually genius, and it isn't worth a dime. Now, if you could stay just as simple as your are, you'd be invaluable to me. I'll put you on my staff. I'll give you a title, "Miss Humanity". Don't rush, you can finish your ice cream soda.
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Serenade to a Fish
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Mostly dreadful and overlong this "Follies" attempt patches together a lame plot with a variety of acts.
Adolphe Menjou is fine as the movie producer who hires Andrea Leeds to give him the "human touch" in his films. He falls for her but she's in love with a hamburger slinger (Kenny Baker) she tricks Menjou into hiring for his new film. Throw into this stew Vera Zorina as a temperamental ballet star and you have the framework for this film.
Edgar Bergen (and dummy) provide some humor, especially in a funny bit with radio star Phil Baker. Helen Jepson sings a few numbers (she's no Jeanette MacDonald), Bobby Clark plays the harried casting director, Ella Logan (trying to be Martha Raye) is the chaperone, Nydia Westman is the friend, Frank Shields (tennis pro and grandfather to Brooke) is the assistant director to Jerome Cowan. The Ritz Brothers (dreadful as usual) have one funny bit and stink in the rest of their appearance. Alan Ladd has a bit as an auditioning singer.