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Sweet Adeline

  • 19341934
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
286
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POPULARITY
105,405
52,518
Sweet Adeline (1934)
MusicalRomance
In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Si... Read allIn 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.In 1898, composer Sid Barnett manages to get his sweetheart, Adeline the beer-garden singer, to sing the lead in his new Broadway operetta; this infuriates Elysia, the erstwhile star. But Sid frets as Adeline spends increasing amounts of time with the dashing Major Day.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
286
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
105,405
52,518
  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • Jerome Kern(by)
    • Oscar Hammerstein II(by)
    • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Donald Woods
    • Hugh Herbert
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mervyn LeRoy
  • Writers
    • Jerome Kern(by)
    • Oscar Hammerstein II(by)
    • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Donald Woods
    • Hugh Herbert
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    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Irene Dunne in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne and Donald Woods in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne, Ned Sparks, and Donald Woods in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne and Louis Calhern in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Irene Dunne in Sweet Adeline (1934)
    Sweet Adeline (1934)

    Top cast

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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Adeline Schmidt
    Donald Woods
    Donald Woods
    • Sid Barnett
    Hugh Herbert
    Hugh Herbert
    • Rupert Rockingham
    Ned Sparks
    Ned Sparks
    • Dan Herzig
    Joseph Cawthorn
    Joseph Cawthorn
    • Oscar Schmidt
    Wini Shaw
    Wini Shaw
    • Elysia
    • (as Winifred Shaw)
    Louis Calhern
    Louis Calhern
    • Major Day
    Nydia Westman
    Nydia Westman
    • Nellie
    Dorothy Dare
    Dorothy Dare
    • Dot
    Phil Regan
    Phil Regan
    • Michael
    Ernie Alexander
    • Tennis Player
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Allen
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Don Alvarado
    Don Alvarado
    • Renaldo
    • (uncredited)
    William Arnold
    • Second Man at McGowan's
    • (uncredited)
    Jean Ashton
    • Chorus Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Noah Beery
    Noah Beery
    • Sultan in the Show
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Observer at Rehearsal
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Writers
      • Jerome Kern(by)
      • Oscar Hammerstein II(by)
      • Erwin Gelsey(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      Like many film musicals adapted from stage successes of the time, the plot line and characters of "Sweet Adeline" bear only a faint resemblance to the ones in the original Broadway show.
    • Goofs
      The action takes place in 1898, but two cast members sing the title song, "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline", which wasn't published until 1903.
    • Connections
      Featured in Queerama (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Adeline
      (1903) (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Armstrong
      Lyric by Richard H. Gerard
      Played during the opening credits
      Reprised by the band at Schmidt's beer garden
      Sung later by Hugh Herbert and Donald Woods

    User reviews12

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    8/10
    Fascinating History Lesson in Cinematography and Production of an infrequently seen Irene Dunne Movie!
    Oh my! Irene Dunne sings! We see a pre-code musical, beautiful set and costume design and a Burlesque Show based on the then "recent" 1890's within a movie! It is complete time travel! Can only imagine it in COLOR!! The musical gives you a real feel for how life in the "calm" lane may have been at those times. Sure it is saccharine and over the top. The story light and forgettable, but this time in the History of Cinema... an excellent early musical production. Visual effects are fun and stunning when one considers this production is in 1935! the HOURS the huge cast and production crew must have put in! The movie storyline may be simplistic by today's standards... but fantastic to think of how many persons creative ideas went into this production... and Irene... and supporting cast... don't disappoint.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1935 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bella Adelina
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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