A gangster becomes enamored of a dowdy amateur off-key singer and tries to force a producer to put her in his Broadway production.
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Zasu Pitts | ... |
Annie Snodgrass
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Pert Kelton | ... |
Ruby
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Edward Everett Horton | ... |
Adam Frink - Producer
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Nat Pendleton | ... |
T. Fenny Sylvester
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Ned Sparks | ... |
Toots McGuire
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Richard Carle | ... |
Mr. Abercrombie Hancock - Critic
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John Qualen | ... |
Oswald
(as John M. Qualen)
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Matt McHugh | ... |
Junker - Hood
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Stanley Fields | ... |
Butch - Hood
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Joe Sawyer | ... |
Gunner - Hood
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Billy Griffith | ... |
Webster - Frink's Secretary
(as William H. Griffith)
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Grace Hayle | ... |
Miss Fishbeck - Little Theatre Stage Director
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Roy D'Arcy | ... |
Mr. Gregory - Leading Man in Show
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John Alban | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Everett Brown | ... |
Fenny's Butler (uncredited)
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Frank Darien | ... |
Mr. Fripp - Pianist (uncredited)
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George Davis | ... |
Makeup Man (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Mug at Premiere (uncredited)
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Billy Gibson | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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June Gittelson | ... |
Minnie - Fat Little Theater Dancer (uncredited)
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Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian | ... |
Hood (uncredited)
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Arthur Hoyt | ... |
Theatre Tickets Buyer (uncredited)
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Paul Hurst | ... |
Tied Up Mug (uncredited)
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Sheldon Jett | ... |
Large Critic (uncredited)
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Bob Kortman | ... |
Mug at Premiere (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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George Lloyd | ... |
Hood (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Critic at Premiere Greeting Hancock (uncredited)
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Francis McDonald | ... |
Mug in Restaurant (uncredited)
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Frank Mills | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Frances Morris | ... |
Party Guest (uncredited)
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James C. Morton | ... |
Tied Up Mug (uncredited)
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Jimmy O'Gatty | ... |
Hood (uncredited)
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Jack Perry | ... |
Mug at Premiere (uncredited)
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Dewey Robinson | ... |
Mug in Pool Hall (uncredited)
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Christian Rub | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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Jack Stoney | ... |
Mug (uncredited)
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Clarence Stroud | ... |
Musical Act (uncredited)
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Claude Stroud | ... |
Musical Act (uncredited)
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Phil Tead | ... |
Ticket Salesman (uncredited)
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Sailor Vincent | ... |
Fenny Hood (uncredited)
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Harry Wilson | ... |
Mug in Pool Hall (uncredited)
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Duke York | ... |
Mug in Pool Hall (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Seiter |
Written by
Aben Kandel | ... | (story "So You Won't Sing, Eh?") |
Marion Dix | ... | (screenplay) and |
Laird Doyle | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Merian C. Cooper | ... | executive producer |
Howard J. Green | ... | associate producer |
Cinematography by
Nicholas Musuraca | ... | (as Nick Musuraca) |
Editing by
George Crone |
Casting By
Fred Schuessler | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Alfred Herman | ... | (as Al Herman) |
Van Nest Polglase |
Costume Design by
Walter Plunkett |
Makeup Department
Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Killy | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John L. Cass | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Coburn | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Robert Palmer | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Dick Stockton | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Kennie Weaver | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
Max Steiner | ... | musical director / composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
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Taglines | HER VOICE RANG OUT LIKE THE MELLOW TONES OF A THREE DOLLAR FIDDLE! Broadway had never heard such a voice! Broadway never wanted to hear such a voice again! (Print Ad- Owosso Argus-Press, ((Owosso, Mich.)) 5 October 1934) See more » |
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Trivia | Although the Catholic Church of Detroit placed this movie on its "to be boycotted" list in July 1934, the Production Code Administration gave it an approval certificate for its re-release in 1935, when the Code was even more rigorously enforced. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008). See more » |
Soundtracks | Your Mother See more » |
Quotes |
T. Fenny Sylvester:
What the...? Gum! There's gum in the telephone. Gum in the lapels of me suits. I steps in it. I sits in it. I combs it out of me hair. The only place I don't find gum, you ain't been! Now, listen - I'm gettin' fed up. If you ain't exercisin' that pan of yours, yapping about a career, you're chewing gum! Now, get this straight - you ain't goin' on no stage! And if you get any more of that gum on me, so help me, I'll... What the...? [Gum] T. Fenny Sylvester: . Go on! Scram out of here before I run a temperature. I got an appointment to see some gentlemen. Ruby: You've only seen 12 gentlemen in your life--they was on a jury. See more » |