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Radio City Revels

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
124
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Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
ComedyMusicalRomance
A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.A songwriter uses the songs one of his pupils writes while sleeping for his own contract.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
124
YOUR RATING
    • Benjamin Stoloff
  • Writers
    • Eddie Davis(screen play)
    • Matt Brooks(screen play)
    • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bob Burns
    • Jack Oakie
    • Kenny Baker
    • Benjamin Stoloff
  • Writers
    • Eddie Davis(screen play)
    • Matt Brooks(screen play)
    • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Bob Burns
    • Jack Oakie
    • Kenny Baker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Milton Berle, Bob Burns, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Kenny Baker and Ann Miller in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Helen Broderick and Bob Burns in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Kenny Baker and Ann Miller in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Milton Berle, Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Milton Berle, Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)
    Kenny Baker, Bob Burns, Ann Miller, and Jack Oakie in Radio City Revels (1938)

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    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Lester Robin
    Jack Oakie
    Jack Oakie
    • Harry Miller
    Kenny Baker
    Kenny Baker
    • Kenny Baker
    Ann Miller
    Ann Miller
    • Billie Shaw
    Victor Moore
    Victor Moore
    • Paul Plummer
    Milton Berle
    Milton Berle
    • Teddy Jordan
    Helen Broderick
    Helen Broderick
    • Gertie Shaw
    Jane Froman
    Jane Froman
    • Jane Froman
    Buster West
    Buster West
    • Squenchy
    Melissa Mason
    • Lisa
    Richard Lane
    Richard Lane
    • Crane
    Marilyn Vernon
    • Delia Robin
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • The Butler
    • (as Charles C. Coleman)
    Don Wilson
    Don Wilson
    • Don Wilson - Radio Station Announcer
    Hal Kemp
    Hal Kemp
    • Hal Kemp - Orchestra Leader
    Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
    • Hal Kemp's Orchestra
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    William Brisbane
    William Brisbane
    • Mr. Ipswich
    • (uncredited)
      • Benjamin Stoloff
    • Writers
      • Eddie Davis(screen play)
      • Matt Brooks(screen play) (original story)
      • Anthony Veiller(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      In March 1938, this film was being shown on a double bill with The Jury's Secret (1938) at Loew's Richmond Theatre in North Adams, Massachusetts.
    • Quotes

      Billie Shaw: Oh, I'm sorry, but when anyone sings or plays, well, my feet won't stay still.

    • Connections
      Edited into Footlight Varieties (1951)
    • Soundtracks
      I'M TAKING A SHINE TO YOU
      (1938)

      Music by Allie Wrubel

      Lyrics Herb Magidson

      Sung by Kenny Baker (uncredited) with Hal Kemp and His Orchestra (uncredited)

      Danced by Ann Miller (uncredited)

    User reviews9

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    Aren't we lucky in Oz!
    A late night fixture in Australia, this delicious B grade RKO musical using recycled Astaire Rogers sets is a very funny musical. The idea could easily be remade into a modern Broadway stage musical like THE PRODUCERS as it centres around a songwriting duo who cheat using a bumpkin music student who creates swing tunes while he is asleep. the couple of dance numbers are very good and 18 year old Ann Miller had a dazzler in the first few minutes. The hayseed number about 20 minutes in also features leggy antics that will draw gasps from viewers 1938-2008. I find it hard to believe it cost $810,000 as more expensive films like "Roberta" and other Astaire Rogers films cost the same amount. This one uses recycled sets and does not lose any points for that at all. It is de-licious and de-lovely even if Cole didn't write the songs. The swing tunes are great.Genuinely. A lot of deco swing fun for 90 mins.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1938 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
      • Black and White

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