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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
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Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
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Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
Честер Кент (Джеймс Кэгни) Бродвей мюзиклдерінің режиссерлігіндегі сәтсіз мансабын «прологтар» деп аталатын музыкалық номерлерді жасаушы ретінде жаңасымен ауыстырады – бұл қысқаша тікелей эфирдегі қойылымдар, басты фильм көрсетілу алдында кинотеатрларда ұсынылады. Ол елдегі театрларға қызмет көрсету үшін үнемі көптеген сатуға жарамды прологтар жасау үшін бизнес серіктестерінен қысым көреді, бірақ оның жұмысын оның идеяларын ұрлаған бәсекелес қиындатады, мүмкін оның өз компаниясында жұмыс істейтін біреудің көмегімен. Кент жұмысына тым көп көңіл бөлгендіктен, оның хатшысы Нэннің (Джоан Блонделл) оған ғашық болғанын және оны және оның мүдделерін қорғау үшін бар күшін салғанын түсінбейді. Кенттің бизнес серіктестері Аполлинарис театрымен үлкен келісімшарт жасалғанын хабарлайды, бірақ келісімшартты алу Кенттің Аполлинарис мырзаны (Пол Поркаси) үш тамаша прологпен таң қалдыруына байланысты, олар бір түнде, бірінен соң бірі үш түрлі театрларда ұсынылады. Кент өзін және өз қызметкерлерін кеңсеге бұғаттап, үш номерді орындауды репетициялау кезінде тыңдаудың ағып кетуін болдырмау үшін. Кейін Кент «Медовый отель», «Водопад жанында» (танымал «Адам су тасқыны») және «Шанхай Лил» сахналарын көрсетеді, онда Кэгни мен Руби Килер бірге билейді.
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
Джеймс Кэгни – Честер Кент, музыкалық прологтардың авторы
Джоан Блонделл – Нэн Прескотт, Честердің хатшысы
Руби Килер – Беа Торн, биші, хатшы, қайта биші
Дик Пауэлл – Скотт «Скотти» Блэр, Миссис Гулдтың «жақтасы»
Фрэнк МакХью – Фрэнсис, хореограф
Рут Доннелли – Харриет Гулд, продюсердің ерке және жеңілтек әйелі
Гай Кибби – Сайлас «Си» Гулд, продюсер
Хью Герберт – Чарли Бауэрс, Миссис Гулдтың інісі және Кент бағдарламаларының цензуралаушысы
Клэр Додд – Вивиан Рич, Нэннің байлық іздеп жүрген досы, Честерге көз тіккен
Гордон Уэсткотт – Гарри Томпсон, Кенттің ассистенті
Артур Хол – Ал Фрейзер, екінші продюсер
Рене Уитни – Синтия Кент, Честердің ашкөз, алысқан әйелі
Пол Поркаси – Джордж Аполлинарис, кинотеатрлар желісінің иесі
Барбара Роджерс – Грейси, Честердің бишілері арасындағы тыңшы
Филип Фавершем – Джо Баррингтон, тағы бір жас актер және Миссис Гулдтың «жақтасы»
Герман Бинг – Фралик, музыкалық жетекші
Билли Барти – «Тышқан» және «Шағын ұл»
Хобарт Кавана – Тақырып ойлап табушы
Джордж Чандлер – дәріханашы
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
Дороти Ламур, Виктория Винтон, Энн Сотерн және Линн Браунинг фильмдегі көптеген хор қыздарының арасында болды. Бұл Ламурдың кинодағы дебюті болды. Кейде Джон Гарфилд өзінің (атаусыз) кинодебютін «Шанхай Лил» ролигінде (5/6 секундтық кадр) жасады деп жазылады. Фильмнің басында кинотеатрларда қысқа уақыт көрсетілген фильм – Джон Уэйннің жас рөлде ойнаған және, кездейсоқ не болмаса, Фрэнк МакХьюдың қатысқан «Телеграф жолы».
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
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1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
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Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
Танымалдыққа жеткізген «Қоғамдық жауыздық» сияқты гангстер фильмдерінен өзгеше рөлді іздеген Кэгни Честер Кенттің басты рөлі үшін белсенді түрде науқан жасады, ол Честер Хэйлдің прологы мен өндіріс компаниясының прологы Фанчон мен Маркоға негіделген. Кэгни киноға түсуге дейін водевиль мен Бродвейден бастаған; фильм оның би ретінде алғашқы экрандық көрінісі болды. Кэгни өзінің гангстерлік кейіпкеріне ол Эдвард Вудспен 1931 жылы «Халық жауы» фильмінің түсірілімінің үш күнінде рөлдерін ауыстырған кезде ғана түскен болатын. Бұл рөл Кэгниді жұлдыздыққа және оның бүкіл мансабында Кэгнидің пайдасы ретінде мәжбүрлеу жилеті болып табылған гангстер фильмдерінің сериясына әкелді. Пауэллдің рөлі арнайы ол үшін жазылған болса да, ол ауырып қалған кезде оның орнына Стэнли Смит келді. Ол қалпына келгеннен кейін Смиттің сахналары Пауэллмен қайта түсірілді. Фильм Пауэлл мен Руби Килердің үшінші жұпқа айналды, «42-ші көше» (1933) және «Алтын қазып алушылар 1933» фильмдерінен кейін. Фильмді 1933 жылдың маусым мен қыркүйек айлары аралығында Калифорния штатының Бербанк қаласындағы Warner Bros. студиясында түсірді, оның құны шамамен 703 000 долларға бағаланды (қазіргі шамамен ). Оның тұңғыш көрсетілімі 1933 жылдың 30 қыркүйегінде, ал жалпыға 21 қазанда болды.
1933 film by Lloyd Bacon
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
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Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
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Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
the radio show of the same name
Footlight Parade is a 1933 American musical film directed by Lloyd Bacon, with songs written by Harry Warren (music), Al Dubin (lyrics),
TOC
Plot
Chester Kent (James Cagney) replaces his failing career as a director of Broadway musicals with a new one as the creator of musical numbers called "prologues", short live stage productions presented in movie theaters before the main feature is shown. He faces pressure from his business partners to continuously create a large number of marketable prologues to service theaters throughout the country, but his job is made harder by a rival who is stealing his ideas, probably with assistance from someone working inside his own company. Kent is so overwhelmed with work that he doesn't realize that his secretary Nan (Joan Blondell) has fallen in love with him and is doing her best to protect him as well as his interests. Kent's business partners announce that they have a big deal pending with the Apolinaris theater circuit, but getting the contract depends on Kent impressing Mr. Apolinaris (Paul Porcasi) with three spectacular prologues, presented on the same night, one after another at three different theaters. Kent locks himself and his staff in the offices to prevent espionage leaks while they choreograph and rehearse the three production numbers. Kent then stages "Honeymoon Hotel", "By a Waterfall" (featuring the famous "Human Waterfall") and "Shanghai Lil", featuring Cagney and Ruby Keeler dancing together. Cast
James Cagney as Chester Kent, creator of musical prologues
Joan Blondell as Nan Prescott, Chester's secretary
Ruby Keeler as Bea Thorn, dancer turned secretary turned dancer
Dick Powell as Scott "Scotty" Blair, juvenile lead who is Mrs. Gould's "protégé"
Frank McHugh as Francis, the dance director
Ruth Donnelly as Harriet Gould, the producer's spoiled and nepotistic wife
Guy Kibbee as Silas "Si" Gould, producer
Hugh Herbert as Charlie Bowers, Mrs. Gould's brother and the censor of Kent's programs
Claire Dodd as Vivian Rich, Nan's gold digging friend who sets her sights on Chester
Gordon Westcott as Harry Thompson, Kent's assistant
Arthur Hohl as Al Frazer, the other producer
Renee Whitney as Cynthia Kent, Chester's greedy estranged wife
Paul Porcasi as George Apolinaris, owner of a chain of movie theaters
Barbara Rogers as Gracie, the spy among Chester's dancers
Philip Faversham as Joe Barrington, another juvenile lead and "protégé" of Mrs. Gould
Herman Bing as Fralick, the music director
Billy Barty as "Mouse" and "Little Boy"
Hobart Cavanaugh as Title Thinker upper
George Chandler as druggist
Cast notes:
Dorothy Lamour, Victoria Vinton, Ann Sothern and Lynn Browning were among the many chorus girls in the film. It was Lamour's film debut. It is sometimes written that John Garfield made his (uncredited) film debut in the "Shanghai Lil" routine in a (5/6ths of a second) shot. The movie briefly shown in the theater early in the film is The Telegraph Trail, starring a young John Wayne and, coincidentally or not, Frank McHugh. Musical numbers
"Honeymoon Hotel" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"Shanghai Lil" – by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics)
"By a Waterfall" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"My Shadow" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Ah, the Moon Is Here" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
"Sitting on a Backyard Fence" – by Sammy Fain (music) and Irving Kahal (lyrics)
Source:
Production
Looking for a role different from the gangster films such as The Public Enemy that catapulted him to fame, Cagney actively campaigned for the lead role of Chester Kent, based on well known impresario Chester Hale of the prologue production company Fanchon and Marco. Cagney had gotten his start in vaudeville and Broadway before going into film work; the film became his first on screen appearance as a dancer. Cagney had only fallen into his gangster persona when he and Edward Woods switched roles three days into the shooting of 1931's The Public Enemy. That role catapulted Cagney into stardom and a series of gangster films, which throughout his career, Cagney found to be as much a straitjacket as a benefit. While Powell's role was written specifically for him, he was replaced by Stanley Smith when he fell ill. When he recovered, Smith's scenes were reshot with Powell. The film became the third pairing of Powell and Ruby Keeler after 42nd Street (1933) and Gold Diggers of 1933'', the first two Warner Bros. Busby Berkeley musicals. Production took place at the Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, California between June and September 1933, costing an estimated $703,000 to make (equivalent to approximately $ in ). It premiered on September 30, 1933, with a general release on October 21.
Кодқа дейінгі кезеңнің көріністері мен жарнамасы
Фильм Кодекске дейінгі дәуірде түсірілді, ал оның юморы кейде өте осал, проституцияға қатысты бірнеше сілтемелер мен 1960 жылдарға дейін студиялық фильмдерде көрінбеген сыйыспайтын тілге ұсыныстар бар. Мысалы, Дик Пауэллдің кейіпкерін басқа қызға ғашық болғанша миссис Гулд "қарап отырады". Джоан Блонделлдің Нэн Прескотт кейіпкері бірнеше сәттер мен эпизодтардың ортасында болады. Ол бөлмедесі Вивиан Ришты "Мисс Би Рич" деп таныстырады; кейін Вивиан мас Честерден пайдаланбақ болғанда, Нэн оны пәтерінен қуады, Вивиан "тротуарлар бар болғанша" жұмыс табады дейді. "Шанхай Лил" санында Лил және басқа барлық қыздардың жағалаудағы барларда жұмыс істейтін проституткалар екені анық көрінеді, сонымен қатар апиын сататын орындардың көріністері де бар. Хью Герберт сомдаған кейіпкер Кенттің туындыларын цензуралайды, Кентке өндіріс нөмірлерінің кейбір бөліктерін өзгертуге тура келетінін үнемі еске салады. Оның кейіпкері әзілқой және күлкілі болып бейнеленеді, Кентке "Сіз сол қуыршақтарға бюстгальтер кигізуіңіз керек" (нақты ойыншық қуыршақтарды айта отырып) "ә-ә, сіз Коннектикутты білесіз" сияқты жағымсыз сөздер айтады. Көптеген басқа Кодекске дейінгі фильмдер сияқты, оның ішінде мюзиклдер де, жарнамалық материалдарда фильм плакаттарында, лобби карталарында және промо-фотосуреттерде, мысалы Джоан Блонделл суретінде, аздап киінген әйелдер бейнеленген.
The film was made during the pre Code era, and its humor is sometimes quite risqué, with multiple references to prostitution and suggestions of profanity largely unseen again in studio films until the 1960s, when the Production Code collapsed. For example, Dick Powell's character is being "kept" by Mrs. Gould until he falls in love with another girl. Joan Blondell's character of Nan Prescott is the center of several lines and moments. She introduces her roommate, Vivian Rich, as "Miss Bi Rich"; and later, when Vivian tries to take advantage of an intoxicated Chester, Nan kicks her out of their apartment, claiming Vivian will have a job "as long as there are sidewalks." In the Shanghai Lil number, it is clear that Lil and all the other girls are prostitutes working the waterfront bars along with scenes of an opium den. A character played by Hugh Herbert acts as the censor for Kent's productions, constantly telling Kent certain parts of his production numbers have to be changed. His character is portrayed as buffoonish and comical, saying disagreeable lines to Kent such as "You must put brassieres on those dolls " (referring to actual toy dolls) " uh uh, you know Connecticut." As with many other pre Code films, including musicals, promotional materials featured scantily clad women on movie release posters, lobby cards and promotional photographs, as seen of Joan Blondell.