Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Dick Powell | ... | Rosmer Peak | |
Joan Blondell | ... | Norma Perry | |
Glenda Farrell | ... | Genevieve Larkin | |
Victor Moore | ... | J.J. Hobart | |
Lee Dixon | ... | Boop Oglethorpe | |
Osgood Perkins | ... | Morty Wethered | |
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Charles D. Brown | ... | Hugo (as Chas. D. Brown) |
Rosalind Marquis | ... | Sally | |
Irene Ware | ... | Irene | |
William B. Davidson | ... | Andy Callahan (as Wm. Davidson) | |
Olin Howland | ... | Dr. MacDuffy | |
Charles Halton | ... | Dr. Bell | |
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Paul Irving | ... | Dr. Warshof |
Harry C. Bradley | ... | Dr. Henry | |
Joseph Crehan | ... | Chairman |
Stage-producer J.J. Hobart, is going to put on a new show, but he doesn't know that his two partners lost the money at the stock market. Insurance salesman Rosmer Peek falls in love with ex chorus-girl Joan Blondell, who's friend Genevieve tries to land on one of J.J Hobart's partners. They come up with the idea to insure J.J. for $1 Million, to get the money back when he dies. Rosmer sells him the policy. After the insurance company finds out that he's only a hypochondriac, an attempt to kill him accidentally fails, and Genevieve falls in love with J.J. But when J.J. is informed that he is putting on a show with no money he has a breakdown. The only possibility to restore his health is putting on the show, in spite of the lack of money. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
The snappy dialogue and pace of Berkeley's previous films are not to be found here--GD of '37 feels more like a Republic musical than a Warners one. The bankroll went to the one big Berkeley number at the end--"All Is Fair In Love and War." It's a simple piece, lines of chorus girls dressed in white against a shiny black floor, but it is simply astonishing (the song is pretty catchy too). There is also a nice little number with Powell and Blondell called "Speaking of The Weather"--an interesting attempt to seamlessly integrate a musical number into the plot. Among the mistakes (besides the script) is the short-shrift given to the best, most popular song in the film--"With Plenty of Money and You."