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Americas sweethearts recycles singin in the rain but lacks the sassy genius of that 1952 musical, which is still the best comedy ever made about hollywood. See more ideas about jeanette macdonald, film and classic hollywood. Filmographical information from cinemania 95 and the internet movie database. Guns of navarone has made 10 million admissions in france. The selfreflexive musical and the myth of entertainment. The slender tale of two radio singers, buddy clayton dick powell and peggy cornell rogers, whose romance sends their managers, particularly buddys fasttalking agent pat obrien, into a tailspin, provided powell with more musical numbers. Family entertainment, and its former subsidiary first national pictures for the years 19281960. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 dick powell sings i. Americas sweethearts is a very funny movie with hilarious, talented actors. Twenty years after their split, they reunite in their hometown to attend the funeral of a close friend. Twenty million sweethearts is fitfully amusing, with some of the best moments concentrated at the beginning wherein the radio rogues imitate several popular personalities of the airwaves. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.

I recommend this film, although it was a bit dry in the beginning. Powell enjoyed many star vehicle films, such as happiness ahead 1934 alongside josephine hutchinson and page miss glory 1935 with marion davies. See more ideas about chester, classic movies and carole lombard. The two would appear in a total of 12 films together. Pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, imdb rating. American one sheet from the 1934 original release of the film with dick powell, pat obrien, ginger rogers, ted fiorito and his band.

Twenty million sweethearts is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by ray enright and starring pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers. George chandler june 30, 1898 june 10, 1985 was an american actor best known for playing the character of uncle petrie martin on the cbs television series lassie. Dames enright, 1934 climaxes its show withinthefilm with an apology for its own mode of entertainment, ap. I find it ironic that ginger rogers had the chance to sing more in a movie with dick powell than she does in her movies with fred astaire. Perhaps youve been watching a lot of precode movies lately. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 cast and crew unable to attract any new acts, desperate talent agent rush blake pat obrien signs up singing waiter buddy clayton dick powell. That record still stands, and probably always will. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 cast and crew moviefone.

The film had its premiere on august 16, 1934 and went into general release on september 1 of that year. In the end, peggy does not lose buddy to his twenty million sweethearts his female fans. And in december, her first hollywood film premiered, turning the olympian into a movie star nearly overnight. With dick powell, pat obrien, ginger rogers, the mills brothers. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 ray enright, pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, comedy, musical april 27, 2017 unscrupulous agent rush makes singing waiter clayton a big radio star while peggy, who has lost her own radio show, helps clayton. Cast and crew credits for twenty million sweethearts, 1934, directed by ray enright, with pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, at turner classic movies. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 as johnny klinger hi, nellie.

Now jazz singer and classic film buff laura ellis premieres a show celebrating hollywoods iconic leading ladies and the songs that made us fall in love with them. Production numbers and songs include when you were a smile on your mothers lips and a twinkle in your daddys eye, the girl at the ironing board, i only have eyes for you. They starred in several schlocky but profitable romantic movies that propelled them to superstardom. Overview of twenty million sweethearts, 1934, directed by ray enright, with pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, at turner classic movies. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 dames 1934 happiness ahead 1934 flirtation walk 1934. Additionally, he starred in gold diggers of 1935 1935 and broadway gondolier 1935 with second wifetobe, joan blondell. Crystal, that seasoned oscar host, cant quite bring himself to skewer the movie biz, so he ends up softpedalling the hollywood satire in favour of lighthearted romance. The slender tale of two radio singers, buddy clayton dick powell and peggy cornell rogers, whose romance sends their managers, particularly buddys fasttalking agent pat obrien, into a tailspin, provided powell with more musical numbers, but rogers proved that she didnt need to rely on her trademark wisecracking to hold the audiences attention. The treat about the movie twentymillion sweethearts is we actually heard ginger sing several songs. This is a list of notable theatrical feature films produced or disitrbuted by warner bros. You may not be an angel, but ill string along with you. In february, she competed in the olympics in garmischpartenkirchen in germany, where she won her third consecutive gold medal in figure skating. Contrary to popular belief, the nelson eddyjeanette macdonald technicolor confection sweethearts is not based on the 19 victor herbert operetta of the same name though most of herberts songs. The story follows dawson and amanda, who were high school sweethearts.

Both have plain little wallflowers who suddenly blossom. This film, being released this friday, october 17th, has been widely anticipated by nicholas sparks fanatics and romance movie junkies alike. This film was remade in 1949 as my dream is yours, with doris day. She gets to sing, romance a singing waiter dick powell who becomes a huge radio star helped by an unscrupulous agent pat obrien. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 dick powell ginger rogers pre. Nan reynolds encourages her copywriter husband bill to open his own agency.

Ginger rogers scored her first leading role in a major film in the breezy 1934 musical twenty million sweethearts. Unscrupulous agent rush makes singing waiter clayton a big radio star while peggy, who has lost her own radio show, helps clayton. Americas sweethearts is a 2001 comedy film directed by joe roth, starring billy crystal who cowrote the screenplay, julia roberts, catherine zetajones, and john cusack once upon a time, eddie thomas cusack and gwen harris jones were the hollywood golden couple. Dick powell finally gets to perform the warrendubin song on the radio, with ensemble in ray enrights twenty millions sweethearts. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. View all articles on this page previous article next article. Powell adopted blondells son from a previous marriage, norman powell. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 unable to attract any new acts, desperate talent agent rush blake pat obrien signs up singing waiter buddy clayton dick powell. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 ginger rogers scored her first leading role in a major film in the breezy 1934 musical twenty million sweethearts. Full text of broadway and hollywood movies 1934 see other formats. Ill string along with you alb223, alb402, alb595, alb948, alb14, alb2200 incomplete. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 directed by ray enright.

The film stars ruby keeler, dick powell, joan blondell, guy kibbee, zasu pitts, and hugh herbert. Even a radio story such as twenty million sweethearts ray enright, 1934 took its narrative structure from this paradigm. From 1928 to 1936, films by first national continued to be credited solely to first national pictures. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 movie picture download. A satire on radio crooners, twenty million sweethearts stars dick powell as a singing. Dick powell, ginger rogers, mills brothers, muzzy marcellino, ted fio rito orch. Ray enright completed the dramatic scenes in midapril of that year, while busby berkeley continued working on the musical numbers until july 3. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 turner classic movies tcm. He was the first actor to play marloweby namein motion pictures. Katharine hepburn 1934 hepburn was the real deal on the silver screen, winning her first best actress oscar for morning glory in 1934 and her last for on the golden pond in.

Wed also be interested in any trivia or other information you have. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 ray enright, pat obrien. Twenty million sweethearts is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by ray enright and starring pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, and the mills brothers. Former girlfriend patricia berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. The film was a big hit and powell had successfully reinvented himself as a dramatic actor. Hes the background holder for fastest qualifying quickness at talladega at 212. Value of 20 million sweethearts original american one. Rafter romance 1934 rko radio 73m finishing school 1934 rko radio 73m twenty million sweethearts 1934 first national vitaphone 89m change of heart 1934 fox 77m upper world 1934 warner brothers vitaphone 73m the gay divorcee 1934 rko radio 107m romance in manhattan 1934 rko radio 77m roberta 1935 rko radio 106m. Both movies open with profiles of famous couples whose onscreen chemistry masks an offscreen split. Well, boy howdy, if youre that person, todays movie was apparently designed for you. Both have canny studio heads and eagerbeaver assistants. Although the movie was completed in 1941, it was released for a limited showing two years later.