George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)

A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized ... See full summary »

Directors:

George White, Harry Lachman (uncredited)

Writers:

Jack Yellen (screen play), Patterson McNutt (screen play)

Stars:

Alice Faye, James Dunn, Ned Sparks

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alice Faye	...	Honey
James Dunn	...	Eddie
Ned Sparks	...	Elmer
Lyda Roberti	...	Manya
Cliff Edwards	...	Dude
Arline Judge	...	Midgie
Eleanor Powell	...	Marilyn
Emma Dunn	...	Aunt Jane
George White	...	George White
The Scandals Beauties

Storyline

A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. He sees his name in lights on a local theater and is scandalized over the unauthorized use. He goes to the theater to object and, while there, discovers some unusual and great song-and-dance talent buried in a tank-town. He takes them to New York City, puts them in a new version of his Scandals and they are big hits. Their sudden fame causes a pair of lovers to forget their vows made in less-palmy days.

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Plot Keywords:

dancing | tap dancing | scandal | new york city | georgia | 

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Taglines:

GAYER AND MORE GORGEOUS THAN GEORGE WHITE'S GAYEST! (original poster - all caps)

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cocktail d'amour

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First major film role for Eleanor Powell , after having appeared in bit parts in a couple of other films.

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Connections

Referenced in Poirot: The Lost Mine (1990)

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Soundtracks

Black Bottom
(1926) (uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Lew Brown and Buddy G. DeSylva
Performed briefly by chorus girls during the Dance Step number

User Reviews

The Plot Doesn't Get Too Much In The Way

Famed Broadway producer George White appeared in a second film version of his famous scandals the year after the first one. The original screen George White's Scandals introduced Alice Faye to the screen and Faye is once again featured. White appears as himself again and this time does a little hoofing in a dance contest.

The plot is again a backstage romance story on wish to display various numbers you would have seen on Broadway in the Scandals revue. It involves Alice Faye and James Dunn, a vaudeville team appearing in a small town show that's also in another White show, this one though involving small town producer Elmer White played by that merriest of screen actors, Ned Sparks.

White's passing through town and discovers that the show is really a gold mine of talent. He signs Dunn, Faye, Cliff Edwards, Lyda Roberti and even Sparks himself for his new George White's 1935 Scandals.

Of course both Dunn and Faye let stardom go to their heads a little, but you know it all works out in the end.

Eleanor Powell got her first big break after a couple of bit roles in two previous films. But this didn't lead to a Fox contract, Louis B. Mayer snapped her up right away.

Like the previous film, George White's 1935 Scandals is a nice historic record of a Broadway review. One only wishes Florenz Ziegfeld had lived long enough to create a film version of the Follies himself. But this pales in comparison with what Busby Berkeley was achieving over at Warner Brothers in this decade.

White might have considered hiring Berkeley, but then his personal imprimatur wouldn't have been on the picture. After all he wasn't producing the Busby Berkeley scandals.

Still it's a pleasant enough musical review and the plot doesn't get too much in the way.