Summary
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 90Audiences 75GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer100%
Metascore80
Audience score83%
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.7/5
User score6.8
Box office
3.4×its budget
- Budget
- $703 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
Released
1933
October 21, 1933
93 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 17 more22 people
- James CagneyChester Kent
- Joan BlondellNan
- Ruby KeelerBea
- Dick PowellScotty
- Frank McHughFrancis
- Guy KibbeeGould
- Ruth DonnellyMrs. Gould
- Hugh HerbertBowers
Claire DoddVivian
Gordon WestcottHarry Thompson
Arthur HohlAl Frazer
Renee WhitneyCynthia Kent- BRBarbara RogersGracie
Paul PorcasiApolinaris
Philip FavershamJoe
Herman BingFralick
Billy BartyMouse (uncredited)
Betty Jane GrahamSister in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)- LLLillian LawrenceMatilda in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinUncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
Sam McDanielHotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
George ChandlerPharmacist (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Lloyd Bacon Director
- Gordon Hollingshead Assistant Director
Writing · 8
- Peter Milne Writer
- James Seymour Screenplay
- Manuel Seff Screenplay
- Robert Lord Story, Producer
- Harry Warren Lyricist, Music
- Sammy Fain Lyricist, Music
Production · 4
- Maxwell Arnow Casting Director
- William Maybery Casting Assistant
- William Forsyth Casting Assistant
- Russel Trost Casting Associate
Camera · 5
- George Barnes Director of Photography
- Warren Lynch Camera Operator
- Scotty Welbourne Still Photographer
- Jack Koffman Assistant Camera
- Harry Barnhouse Key Grip
Editing · 1
- George Amy Editor
Sound · 3
- Leo F. Forbstein Conductor
- Ray Heindorf Music Arranger
- Oliver S. Garretson Sound
Art · 3
- Anton Grot Art Direction
- Jack Okey Art Direction
- Herbert Plews Props
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Milo Anderson Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Leo Green Electrician
Other crew · 1
- Busby Berkeley Choreographer
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