Directed by:
William A. SeiterCinematography:
Nicholas MusuracaCast:
Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine, Lucien Littlefield, George Meeker, Ann Shoemaker, Betty Furness, Herman Bing, Stephen Chase, Harry BowenPlots(1)
The Depression is a tough time to fall in love, but young Marje Harris (Ginger Rogers) and her gas-jockey beau Blacky Gorman (Joel McCrea) take their chance at heaven. The two plan a future together until a spoiled society girl (Marian Nixon) moves to town, flips over handsome Blacky and dazzles the hapless chump. Marje stands aside - then stands up when the new Mr. and Mrs. Gorman need a friend. Rogers was two months away from her starmaking debut as Fred Astaire's dance partner in Flying Down To Rio when this pre-Code drama hit the bijous. In a performance touched with humor and gallantry, the actress on her way to becoming an icon of Golden Age musicals showed she would also be one of the era's finest dramatic stars. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ginger Rogers
USA
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The Green Mile (1999) - a.f.
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
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Joel McCrea
USA
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Marian Nixon
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Andy Devine
USA
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Lucien Littlefield
USA
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George Meeker
USA
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Ann Shoemaker
USA
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Betty Furness
USA
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Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Herman Bing
German Empire
Best movies:
Sunrise (1927)
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Stephen Chase
USA
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When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Harry Bowen
USA
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