A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.
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| Joan Blondell | ... |
Mabel
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| Dick Powell | ... |
Jimmy
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| Ruby Keeler | ... |
Barbara
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| Zasu Pitts | ... |
Mathilda
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| Guy Kibbee | ... |
Horace
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| Hugh Herbert | ... |
Ezra
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| Arthur Vinton | ... |
Bulger
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| Phil Regan | ... |
Johnny Harris
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| Arthur Aylesworth | ... |
Train Conductor
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| Johnny Arthur | ... |
Billings
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| Leila Bennett | ... |
Laura
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| Berton Churchill | ... |
Harold
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| Bess Flowers | ... |
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| Richard Quine | ... |
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| Avis Adair | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Marvelle Andre | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Loretta Andrews | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Cecil Arden | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Gail Arnold | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Mary Ashcraft | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Claire Augerot | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Firlie Banks | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Monica Bannister | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Joan Barclay | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Fern Barry | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Eleanor Bayley | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dolores Blair | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| De Don Blunier | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Diane Bourget | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Genee Boutell | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Betty Bowen | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Myrla Bratton | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mae Brightman | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Margaret Carthew | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Dolores Casey | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Cassidy | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Marguerite Caverley | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Anez Cecil | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Azelie Cecil | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Eddy Chandler | ... |
Guard (uncredited)
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Nancy Chaplin | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Beatrice Coleman | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Jean Connors | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Diane Cook | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lita Cortez | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Gladys Cummings | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Virginia Dabney | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Frank Darien | ... |
First Druggist (uncredited)
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| Mary Dees | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Frances Deets | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Shirley Denise | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Mildred Dixon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Lester Dorr | ... |
Elevator Starter (uncredited)
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Diane Douglas | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Diane Douglas | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Maxine Doyle | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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June Earle | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Ruth Eddings | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Egan | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Renee Evans | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Sammy Fain | ... |
Buttercup Balmer - Songwriter (uncredited)
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| Patsy Farnum | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Gloria Faythe | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Martha Fields | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Cecilia Fisher | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ada Ford | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Rosita Foucher | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Renee Fourcher | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dick French | ... |
Man on Ferry (uncredited)
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| June Glory | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Sam Godfrey | ... |
Ounce's First Receptionist (uncredited)
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| Muriel Gordon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Gloria Gould | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Peggy Graves | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Margaret Gray | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Harrison Greene | ... |
Henchman in Audience (uncredited)
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| Virginia Grey | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Harriette Haddon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Beatrice Hagen | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Sally Haines | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Patricia Harper | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Harry Holman | ... |
Third Druggist (uncredited)
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Inez Howard | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Russell Huestis | ... |
Ounce's Security Guard (uncredited)
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Diane Hunter | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dolly Jarvis | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Naomi Judge | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Eddie Kane | ... |
Harry - the Stage Manager (uncredited)
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Adelaide Kaye | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Robert Emmett Keane | ... |
Man on Train (uncredited)
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Lucyle Keeling | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Milton Kibbee | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Patsy King | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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June Kleinberger | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Connie Kraus | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Paul Kruger | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| Donna La Barr | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Adele Lacy | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Rose Lane | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Lange | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Carmen Laroux | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ila Lee | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Ethelreda Leopold | ... |
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JoAnn Leslie | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ruth Leslie | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Lois Lindsay | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ula Love | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lorna Low | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Nancy Lyon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Blanche Macdonald | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Mae Madison | ... |
Chorus girl (uncredited)
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| Marie Marks | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Miriam Marlin | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Katherine Mauk | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Mary McCarty | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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Larry McGrath | ... |
Sergeant at Jail (uncredited)
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Betty McIvor | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Doris McMahon | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Martha Merrill | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lorraine Miller | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Ruth Moody | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Edmund Mortimer | ... |
Ounce's Second Receptionist (uncredited)
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| Nancy Nash | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dale Nelson | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Caroline Newell | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Pluma Noisom | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy O'Connell | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Jean Olmes | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Tess Osborne | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Beatrice Powers | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Sue Rainey | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Paula Ray | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mildred Rehn | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Marjean Roach | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Donna Mae Roberts | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Claire Rochelle | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Betty Rogers | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Jean Rogers | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Henry Roquemore | ... |
Board Member in Show (uncredited)
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Pauline Rosebrook | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Rosetti | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Rosalie Roy | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Stagehand (uncredited)
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Louise Seidel | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Harry Semels | ... |
Newspaper Seller in 'I Only Have Eyes for You' Number (uncredited)
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Clarice Sherry | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Lew Sherwood | ... |
Vocal Refrain (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Short | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Eddie Shubert | ... |
Eddie - Soda Jerk (uncredited)
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Georgia Spence | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Avis St John | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Bee Stephens | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Alice Stombs | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Margaret Strand | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Frederick Sullivan | ... |
Board Member (uncredited)
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| Phil Tead | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Porter (uncredited)
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Nina Velsir | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Victoria Vinton | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Terry Walker | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Helen Weeks | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy White | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Leo White | ... |
Violin Player on Ferry (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Dance Director (uncredited)
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| Vivian Wilson | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Mary Windsor | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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Jack Wise | ... |
Second Druggist (uncredited)
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| William Worthington | ... |
Board Member in Show (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ray Enright | ||
| Busby Berkeley | ... | (musical numbers) |
Written by
| Delmer Daves | ... | (screen play by) |
| Robert Lord | ... | (story by) & |
| Delmer Daves | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| George Barnes | ... | (photography by) |
| Sidney Hickox | ... | (photography by) (as Sid Hickox) |
| Sol Polito | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
| Harold McLernon | ... | (edited by) |
Casting By
| Maxwell Arnow | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Robert M. Haas | ||
| Willy Pogany | ||
Costume Design by
| Orry-Kelly | ... | (gowns) |
Production Management
| Robert Lord | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sherry Shourds | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gene Delaney | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Howard Oggle | ... | props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Stanley Jones | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Paul Burnett | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
| L. De Angelis | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| John Ellis | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Frank Flanagan | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
| Al Green | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Jack Koffman | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Warren Lynch | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Dudie Maschmeyer | ... | chief grip (uncredited) |
| Harold Noyes | ... | chief grip (uncredited) |
| George Satterfield | ... | chief electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| William Maybery | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Russel Trost | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Mort Dixon | ... | music & lyrics by (as Dixon) |
| Al Dubin | ... | music & lyrics by (as Dubin) |
| Sammy Fain | ... | music & lyrics by (as Fain) |
| Leo F. Forbstein | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
| Irving Kahal | ... | music & lyrics by (as Kahal) |
| Harry Warren | ... | music & lyrics by (as Warren) |
| Allie Wrubel | ... | music & lyrics by (as Wrubel) |
| Ray Heindorf | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Busby Berkeley | ... | numbers created and directed by |
| Lewis Geib | ... | technical director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (present)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1934) (United States) (theatrical) (as The Vitaphone Corporation)
- Vitagraph Limited (1934) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1935) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Archive Collection (2006) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
- Warner Home Video (2010) (United States) (DVD) (4 film collection)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 1934 Wampus Baby Stars (back-up for Joan Blondell in "The Girl at the Ironing Board" number)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
- Vitaphone Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Multi-millionaire Ezra Ounce wants to start a campaign against 'filthy' forms of entertainment, like Broadway Shows. He comes to his relatives' families and makes them members of his morale-boosting campaign. But Jimmy, another relative, is producing a show starring Ezra's niece Barbara. But he had bad luck with his backer, this person has given him an invalid check. Another of his victims, show-girl Mabel has the idea of blackmailing Barbara's father Horace, whom she met before in a slightly compromising situation to get the money.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | The GAYEST, GIRLIEST, GREATEST MUSICAL of 1934! (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 26 August 1934) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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| Budget | $779,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the "Dames" number, Dick Powell as a Broadway producer doesn't want to see composer George Gershwin, but when asked by his secretary about seeing Miss Dubin, Miss Warren and Miss Kelly, he lets them enter his office. This is an inside joke, referring to Al Dubin and Harry Warren, who wrote the music for this film, and Orry-Kelly, who was the costume designer. See more » |
| Goofs | While Joan Blondell is singing "The Girl at the Ironing Board", a stage hand is seen in the background hanging a clothesline. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Musical Memories (1946). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dames See more » |
| Quotes |
Mabel:
I'd cry but I haven't got a handkerchief. See more » |