A satire on radio crooners, twenty million sweethearts stars dick powell as a singing. Sure that he will be equally successful on the radio, rush convinces buddy to sell his. 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. It is a film with a wide appeal, for the story always. Mar 05, 2012 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. Dick powell was one of the top crooners in the 1930s. 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.
The movie features ginger rogers and dick powell with a supporting cast of allen jenkins and pat obrien. Value of 20 million sweethearts original american one sheet. This title will be supplied on a high quality dvdr disc with full colour printed film. In the film gold diggers of 1933 1933, she became noticed by the public for the first time when she sang were in the money, even though she did not play the lead role. 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. House of rothschildgeorge arliss, as the first baron rothschild, fights napoleon on the stock exchange. Sep 18, 2017 the old music hall song the man on the flying trapeze was resurrected for the 1934 film twenty million sweethearts starring dick powell and ginger rogers. One of the longest successful hollywood film careers belongs to ginger rogers, a fact frequently overlooked.
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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 movie posters from movie poster shop. I taped several of her films that i havent seen im trying to see all of her movies. The subsequent year she started to get better parts in films such as office blues, gold diggers of 1933. Regarder twenty million sweethearts 1934 streaming complet. Complete list of hollywood precode films show list info. See the full list of twenty million sweethearts cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Find out when and where you can watch twenty million sweethearts on tv with the full listings schedule at. Aug 16, 2012 dick powell and ginger rogers sing ill string along with you in the movie twenty million sweethearts 1934 directed by ray enright.
Thats about it for plot in this technicolor remake of the 1934 dick powell film twenty million sweethearts. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 dick powell ginger rogers pre. Mar 27, 2010 the supporting cast includes grant mitchell, henry oneill, and joan wheeler. Cast jack carson, doris day, lee bowman, adolphe menjou, eve arden, s. Coroner creek is a 1948 american cinecolor western film directed by ray enright and starring randolph scott and marguerite chapman. 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. While this site will explore practically every movie produced between 1930 and july 1934, that doesnt mean that all of those films are precode movies.
The treat about the movie twentymillion sweethearts is we actually heard ginger sing several songs. Twenty million sweethearts is a 1934 american precode musical comedy film directed by ray enright and starring pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers. After he is fired, he goes to a restaurant looking for friends who might loan him train fare out of town, and discovers singing waiter buddy clayton, who draws a large female audience. Welcome to the gingerology blog for the 1934 first national vitaphone film, twenty million sweethearts ginger. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 ray enright synopsis.
The film serves as a remake of twenty million sweethearts 1934, in which the aspiring singer was male. There are lots of different definitions of what a precode film is and what constitutes it. In each section here at classic movie favorites we like to highlight films that are the best or important for the actress or actor. Twenty million sweethearts is a film directed by ray enright with pat obrien, dick. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Joseph cawthorn march 29, 1868, new york city, new york january 21, 1949, beverly hills, california was an american stage and film comic actor. Pat obrien was powells motormouth promoter and allen jenkins was a songwriter. Regarder twenty million sweethearts film 1934 streaming en ligne, dvd, bluray, telechargement en qualite hd, twenty million sweethearts, twenty million sweethearts 1934, twenty million sweethearts 1934, twenty million sweethearts movie, twenty million sweethearts cast, twenty million sweethearts dvd, film twenty million sweethearts, cecily brown twenty million sweethearts, twenty. Publicity man pat obrien discovers powell and gets him a radio gig. Full list of busby berkeley films classic movie favorites. This film was remade in 1949 as my dream is yours, with doris day. Allen jenkins, ginger rogers, dick powell, pat obrien. A satire on radio crooners, twenty million sweethearts stars dick powell as a singing waiterfake handlebar mustache and all. Jun 04, 20 ill string along with you is a popular song with music by harry warren and lyrics by al dubin, published in 1934.
Through 1939 the group enjoyed remarkable success in europe. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 ginger rogers scored her first leading role in a major film in the breezy 1934 musical twenty million sweethearts. The film was remade in 1949, starring doris day and jack carson as my dream is yours. Rest assured a full refund is available for any buyer dissatisfied with film quality. Sakall, selena royle, edgar kennedy, sheldon leonard, franklin pangborn, john berkes. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 cast and crew moviefone. During the second world war, there was also a brief time when the group performed with a non family singer. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. 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 movie posters from movie poster. Dick powell stands by a microphone with herbert, donald. A scene from the 1934 film twenty million sweethearts with pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers and joseph cawthorn. Twenty million sweethearts film twenty million sweethearts 26 may 1934.
The film swing hostess 1944 also had a similar plot, in which aspiring singer judy alvin martha tilton is spinning records in a jukebox factory, and her roommate and friend marge irish adrian tries to help her start her career. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 directed by ray enright. Twenty million sweethearts posters for sale online. Twenty million sweethearts movie tv listings and schedule. The story of the heros troubles with his private sweetheart ginger rogers comes into it, but most of the picture is taken up with the heros song, im looking for an angel. It was based on the novel of the same name by luke short. Pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers on midget window card, 1934. Ginger rogers is best known for the 10 films that she made with fred. Singing waiter buddy clayton dick powell is an almostovernight sensation as a radio. Talent scout rush blake has gone through his advance from consolidated broadcasting co. Sounding a lot like ads for the movies, they have sound clips from the movies and a light description of the story.
Michael curtiz directs this remake of the 1934 film twenty million sweethearts in which bugs dances with carson and day in a memorable number that mixes animation and live action. Twenty million sweethearts brief information twenty million sweethearts is a 1934 american musical comedy film directed by ray enright. Buddy wants to marry his girlfriend, peggy ginger rogers, but buddys radio bosses frown on the idea, believing it will ruin his popularity with his twenty million sweethearts the women in the. Description 20 million sweethearts first national, 1934. By a clever mingling of comedy and melody, the warner brothers have provided a capital entertainment in their picture, 20 million sweethearts, which is now at the warners strand.
Twenty million sweethearts 1934 dick powell ginger rogers. Twenty million sweethearts trailer turner classic movies. Of all the actors and actresses who appeared in 1930s movies, joseph cawthorn 18681949 was certainly one of them. It was a wellobtained film about the popularity of radio. Wed also be interested in any trivia or other information you have. In the beginning of the song dick powells character suffers from a case of the nerves. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 singing waiter buddy clayton dick powell is an almostovernight sensation as a radio crooner. 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.
Value of 20 million sweethearts original american one. This is an original movie still from twenty million sweethearts, a 1934 precode musical comedy film directed by ray enright starring pat obrien, dick powell, ginger rogers, and the mills brothers. Twenty million sweetheartsvariations on dick powells theme song, ill string along with you, and not much else. In 1934, she starred with dick powell in twenty million sweethearts which built her popularity with. Their film appearances included twenty million sweethearts warner brothers, 1934 and broadway gondolier warner brothers, 1935. Twenty million sweethearts 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors.
List taken from wikipedia which compiled it through mentions in books on precode movies. It is a rollicking potpourri of fun, song and romance which has drifted into the warners strand under the title of 20 million sweethearts. Twenty million sweethearts first national, 1934, directed by ray enright, marked a new beginning from the earlier musicals released by warners, changing the scenery from the broadway theater with tapdancing busby berkeley chorus girls to a radio station with musical interludes focusing only its singers and nothing else. Nov 14, 2011 among his many interesting achievements, as a musical star in the 30s powell introduced several harry warren standards which have become part of the great american songbook, including ill string along with you in twenty million sweethearts 1934, i only have eyes for you from dames 1934, ive got my love to keep me warm in on the. Please note the menu above, which has various information regarding the film. Allen jenkins was labeled the greatest scenestealer of the 1930s by the new york times. Us navy enlisted 1918 supporter of francisco franco during the spanish civil war. White zombie and twenty million sweethearts vot are you looking at. Primo scalas accordeon band the man on the flying trapeze. Recordings of the great scenes and stars from warner bros. Sep 18, 2012 these shows were radio promotions for the movies. Below is a complete filmography list of movies shes appeared in for ginger rodgers. Twenty million sweethearts was directed by ray enright. Dick powell stands by a microphone with herbert, donald, harry, and john h.
Unscrupulous agent rush blake makes singing waiter buddy clayton a big radio star while peggy cornell, who has lost her own radio show, helps buddy. A list of american feature films released in 1934 it happened one night won best picture at the 7th academy awards on february 27, 1935. Bonnie durham 1934 the merry frinks lucille frink 1934. New york cityborn hickox started his film career at the age of 20 as an assistant. Well, boy howdy, if youre that person, todays movie was apparently designed for you. 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. Watch for george chandler and charles lane as reporters. Rent my dream is yours 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. As of early 2007, his birthplace in the small town of mountain view, arkansas, still stands on the north side of main street. The twenty million sweethearts are the admirers of a radio crooner dick powell, which may or may not strike you as a fair estimate. Buy twenty million sweethearts movie posters from movie poster shop. One of these movies that i taped was 20 million sweethearts 1934. When fans and historians list those women who survived as stars despite age and changing styles and times, the names usually cited include joan crawford, bette davis, katharine hepburn, and myrna loy, but rogers is rarely mentioned. It may not be the best film ever made about radio, but until the day that one comes along, ill string along with twenty million sweethearts.