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Bright Lights

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5.7/10
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Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
DramaMusicalRomance
A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
321
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Humphrey Pearson(screen version & dialogue)
    • Henry McCarty(screen version & dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dorothy Mackaill
    • Frank Fay
    • Noah Beery
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Humphrey Pearson(screen version & dialogue)
    • Henry McCarty(screen version & dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Dorothy Mackaill
    • Frank Fay
    • Noah Beery
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Noah Beery and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Noah Beery in Bright Lights (1930)
    Noah Beery and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Frank Fay and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Frank Fay and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Noah Beery, Frank Fay, and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Jean Laverty, Inez Courtney, Tom Dugan, Frank Fay, Dorothy Mackaill, James Murray, Daphne Pollard, and Virginia Sale in Bright Lights (1930)
    Noah Beery in Bright Lights (1930)
    Noah Beery and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Frank Fay and Dorothy Mackaill in Bright Lights (1930)
    Inez Courtney, Dorothy Mackaill, and Daphne Pollard in Bright Lights (1930)

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    Dorothy Mackaill
    Dorothy Mackaill
    • Louanne
    Frank Fay
    Frank Fay
    • Wally Dean
    Noah Beery
    Noah Beery
    • Miguel Parada
    Daphne Pollard
    Daphne Pollard
    • Mame Avery
    James Murray
    James Murray
    • Connie Lamont
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Tom Avery
    Inez Courtney
    Inez Courtney
    • Peggy North
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    • A. Hamilton Fish
    Edmund Breese
    Edmund Breese
    • Harris
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • 'Windy' Jones
    • (as Eddie Nugent)
    Philip Strange
    Philip Strange
    • Emerson Fairchild
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Angela - the Maid
    • (uncredited)
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Telegraph Newspaper Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Laverty
    Jean Laverty
    • Violet Madison
    • (uncredited)
    Edwin Lynch
    • Detective Dave Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Sale
    Virginia Sale
    • Sob Sister - a Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Saum
    • Stage Manager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Humphrey Pearson(screen version & dialogue)
      • Henry McCarty(screen version & dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      While no Technicolor prints have survived of the complete film, a 2-to-3 minute color clip was recently recovered--a dressing room scene involving Mackaill, Fay, and McHugh.
    • Soundtracks
      Come Along!
      (uncredited)

      Written by Leo Erdody

      Sung by Frank Fay and the chorus girls in the show

    User reviews15

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    Another reason why musicals fell out of favor in 1930 ...
    It is a shame that no Technicolor print of this Vitaphone musical has survived, because the aesthetic oddities of the 2-color process would be a match for this preposterous Broadway story. Star Louanne (Mackaill) plans to marry a rich dud, but deep down pal Wally (Fay). Sadly, Wally is a jerk. There is a flashback to an African local (like Disney's Tarzan, sans Africans), and some silly backstage gunplay. Frank McHugh is swell as a drunk reporter. Mackaill is appealing in the production numbers, but as lost as everyone else with the poor script. Guilty fun for fans of early musicals, though.
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    • Aug 14, 1999

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1930 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adventures in Africa
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes

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