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The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
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Gwen Marlowe
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Ernest Lane
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Felix Lehman
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Hans
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Kay Jordan
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Leo Kronk
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Oscar Engel
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Benjamin Silver
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Norman Trumpett
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Hannah
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Dink
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Mrs. Marlowe
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Augustus
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Aunt Amelia
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Sheridan
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Brother
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Orlando
Douglas McPhail ...
Harvey
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Una
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Appleby
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Concert Pianist
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Assistant Director (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Leo's Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Man in Radio Audience (uncredited)
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2nd Valet to Ernest Lane (uncredited)
Chester L. Berolund ...
Lawyer Twin (uncredited)
Leo Berolund ...
Lawyer Twin (uncredited)
Ralph W. Berry ...
Lawyer Twin (uncredited)
Rollin B. Berry ...
Lawyer Twin (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman ...
Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks ...
Man in Radio Audience (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Theatregoer (uncredited)
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Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
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Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
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Properties Man (uncredited)
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Usher (uncredited)
Hal Cooke ...
Mr. Silver's Secretary (uncredited)
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Electrician (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson ...
Morty - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Valerie Day ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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New York Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Dance Director (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Bobby - First Call Boy (uncredited)
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Woman in Theater (uncredited)
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Carriage Starter (uncredited)
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Melody Theater Doorman (uncredited)
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Woman in Theater (uncredited)
Dick French ...
Man in Theater (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Jack George ...
Violinist (uncredited)
Pat Gleason ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Dowager (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Jennifer Gray ...
Mr. Silver's Secretary (uncredited)
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Harry (uncredited)
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Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Tailor's Assistant (uncredited)
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Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Madame (uncredited)
Marvin Jones ...
Boy (uncredited)
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Woman in Lobby (uncredited)
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Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Paul Kerby ...
Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
David Kerman ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Sharon Lewis ...
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Samuel Silver (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ...
Conductor of Marine Band (uncredited)
Billy McCullough ...
2nd Call Boy (uncredited)
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Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Electrician (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ...
Stage Hand (uncredited)
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Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Fire Inspector (uncredited)
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Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ...
Doorman at Hotel Morengo (uncredited)
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Moving Man (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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2nd Stage Hand (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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3rd Stage Hand (uncredited)
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Music Vendor (uncredited)
Brent Sargent ...
Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Tommy - Fighter (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)
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Man in Lobby (uncredited)
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Commentator (uncredited)
Anne Wigton ...
Saleswoman (uncredited)
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Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Backstage Man at NBC Theater (uncredited)

Directed by

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W.S. Van Dyke ... (as W.S. Van Dyke II)
Robert Z. Leonard ... (fill-in director) (uncredited)

Written by

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Frédérique De Grésac ... (book) (as Fred de Gresac) &
Harry B. Smith ... (book) and
Robert B. Smith ... (book)
 
Dorothy Parker ... (screen play) and
Alan Campbell ... (screen play)
 
Laura Perelman ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
S.J. Perelman ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Hunt Stromberg ... producer

Cinematography by

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Allen M. Davey ... (photography by: Technicolor) (as Allen Davey)
Oliver T. Marsh ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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Robert Kern ... film editor (as Robert J. Kern)

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa ... associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor
Slavko Vorkapich ... montage effects
John Hoffman ... montage effects (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Gustaf Norin ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Josef Norin ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hugh Boswell ... assistant director (uncredited)
Charles O'Malley ... assistant director (uncredited)
Ted Stevens ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Joseph C. Wright ... associate art director (as Joseph Wright)
Clarence J. Falk ... greens supervisor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

Camera and Electrical Department

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Arthur E. Arling ... camera crew: Technicolor (uncredited)
Robert Carney ... camera crew member (uncredited)
Nelson Cordes ... camera crew: Technicolor (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... camera technician (uncredited)
Winton C. Hoch ... first camera (uncredited)
Roger Mace ... assistant camera (uncredited)
William V. Skall ... first camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Frédérique De Grésac ... lyrics by (as Fred de Gresac)
Chet Forrest ... special lyrics
Victor Herbert ... immortal melodies / music by
Merrill Pye ... musical presentations
Harry B. Smith ... lyrics by
Robert B. Smith ... lyrics by
Herbert Stothart ... musical adaptation
Bob Wright ... special lyrics
George Bassman ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Zari Elmassian ... vocal stand-in: Miss MacDonald (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Wallace Worsley Jr. ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Albertina Rasch ... dances and ensembles
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Plot Summary

A musical comedy duo in their 6th year on Broadway receive an offer to perform in Hollywood making films. The change of lifestyle is inviting to the Sweethearts as the move will take them away from relatives and friends who want to engage them in countless performances. However, when it comes to signing their Hollywood contract they do not sign as Gwen has been perceived into believing her seetheart and husband is engaged in an affair with their personal assistant. The Sweethearts split up and carry on performing their musical production around America with their understudies as their co-stars. Eventually they are united in a Broadway Show. Written by Jenny Evans

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Taglines Exquisite music . . . sparkling romance for the King and Queen of song ! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Amants (France)
  • Enamorados (Spain)
  • Xanasmigoun t' aidonia (Greece)
  • Возлюбленные (Soviet Union, Russian title)
  • Kärleksduetten (Sweden)
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  • 114 min
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Trivia This was MGM's first full-length feature in three-strip Technicolor. As such, viewers can see the constant shift in quality between scenes, chiefly in the makeup, which often appears garish and overstated. One short year later, the process would be perfected in time for The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Gone With the Wind (1939). See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Nelson and Jeanette (1993). See more »
Soundtracks Sweethearts See more »
Crazy Credits The second of two credit titles for Victor Herbert reads "Immortal Melodies by Victor Herbert". See more »
Quotes Felix Lehman: [Counting on Gwen and Ernest's gullibility] I'm an old man and I don't get many pleasures, but you go ahead. Just think about yourselves. Forget about me.
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