A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.
Edward J. Nugent
- Sport
- (as Eddie Nugent)
William A. Boardway
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Symona Boniface
- Musicale Guest
- (uncredited)
Patti Brill
- Orphan
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Gray
- Orphan
- (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
- NBC Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
Gladden James
- Stevens - Reporter
- (uncredited)
Norman Peck
- Swiftie
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Vernon
- Mrs. Whitehall's Maid
- (uncredited)
Malcolm Waite
- Ted Grant
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRudy Vallee's movie debut.
- Quotes
Opening Title Card: Every small town has its small town band with big town ideas.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Birth of a Titan (1987)
- SoundtracksI Love You, Believe Me, I Love You
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Rubey Cowan and Phil Boutelje
Lyrics by Philip Bartholomae
Played by The Connecticut Yankees
Sung by Rudy Vallee
Featured review
Pleasant Earlytalkie
"The Vagabond Lover" could be considered the perfect example of the early-talkie. The acting by Mr. Vallee is rather non-exsistant, but his singing and the music is quite pleasant, and the performance by the great Marie Dressler as "Auntie" makes up for the rest. The photography is very representative of the early sound era, with the actors grouped around a hidden mike with hordes of people in the frame. The sound itself is remarkably good, maybe the best remaining example of early sound recording. There is one chorus number which has a brief overhead shot of the type that Busby Berkely would make famous a year later in "Whoopee!". The film is a brief 65 minutes in length, and it is a rather modest black-and-white production, but it remains a telling window into the 1920s, with it's fashions, music and such. This was also one of the most profitable films of the year for the fledgling Radio Pictures, a new company set up that year to take advantage of the RCA Photophone system. The DVD has a rather dry commentary prolouge by a UCLA film specialist which appears to be taped in his apartment. Rather poorly edited, this feature is easy to skip on the DVD, once you have seen it once. Other players featured in this include Loretta Young's sister, Sally Blane, Eddie Nugent and especially Nella Walker, as Marie Dressler's rival for social prominence. The story, by James Ashmore Creelman, was purportedly based on Mr. Vallee's own carrer.
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- earlytalkie
- Jan 21, 2012
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
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