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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Love Comes Along
| image = LoveComesAlongGermanFilmPoster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster for German release of the film
| director = Rupert Julian
| producer = William LeBaron
Henry Hobart
| writer = Wallace Smith (screenplay)
| based_on =
| starring = Bebe Daniels
Lloyd Hughes
Montagu Love
| music = Victor Baravalle (director)
Sidney Clare (lyrics)
Oscar Levant (music)
| cinematography = J. Roy Hunt
| editing = Archie Marshek
| studio = RKO Radio Pictures
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
| released =
| country = United States
| runtime = 72 minutes
| language = English
| budget = $220,000Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', 'Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television', Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p. 56
| gross = $478,000
}}
'Love Comes Along' is a 1930 American romantic film directed by Rupert Julian, written by Wallace Smith, based on the uncompleted play 'Conchita' by Edward Knoblock. It was a vehicle specifically picked to highlight the vocal talents of Bebe Daniels, which also starred Lloyd Hughes and Montagu Love. It made a profit of $258,000.
An incomplete print has long been preserved in the Library of Congress collection.'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress' p. 107 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
Plot
An actress, Peggy, is stranded on the island of Caparoja, which is ruled by a local dictator, Sangredo. For a living, she sings in the local tavern, where she is seen by two sailors from a tramp steamer who are visiting the port, Johnny and Happy. Johnny falls in love with Peggy and plans to marry her, rescuing her from her exile. However, Sangredo hires Peggy to perform at a party he is throwing, when the original singer, Carlotta, backs out. When Johnny finds out about the agreement, he misunderstands their relationship, and blows up at her. Peggy gets furious in turn over the fact he could believe that about her, and calls the wedding off.
At the party, Peggy relents, and sings a love song directly to Johnny, which angers Sangredo. He orders that Johnny be arrested, but Peggy steps forward to intercede on his behalf. She offers to spend the night with Sangredo, if he will release Johnny and let him sail with his steamer. He agrees, and Johnny is escorted to his ship. However, Johnny and Happy, sneak back to the town and break Peggy out of Sangredo's house. Fleeing, they board the steamer, escaping from the island.
Cast
* Bebe Daniels as Peggy
* Lloyd Hughes as Johnny
* Montagu Love as Sangredo
* Ned Sparks as Happy
* Lionel Belmore as Brownie
* Alma Tell as Carlotta
* Evelyn Selbie as Bianca
* Sam Appel as Gmez
Songs
* "Night Winds" - performed by Bebe Daniels
* "Until Love Comes Along" - performed by Bebe Daniels
* "I Am a Simple Maid" - performed by Bebe Daniels
* "A Sailor's Life" - Performed by Lloyd Hughes; reprised by Bebe Daniels and Lloyd Hughes
Reception
With a lower budget, audiences noted the drop in production quality in 'Love Comes Along' when compared to Daniels' prior successful film 'Rio Rita' (1929), but they did enjoy her songs.
Notes
This film is based on the play 'Conchita' by Edward Knoblock, which according to his papers, which are saved on the campus of Harvard University in the rare books collection in the Houghton Library, was never completed, with only an outline existing.
The film is also known by its Italian title, 'Ecco l'amore!'
References
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