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Twenty Million Sweethearts
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Wikipedia article
'Twenty Million Sweethearts' is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and The Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949 as 'My Dream Is Yours'.
Plot
Agent Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake (Pat O'Brien) is able to promote the singing tenor waiter Buddy Clayton (Dick Powell) as a major radio star whilst Buddy's wife Peggy Cornell (Ginger Rogers) loses out. In the end, Peggy does not lose Buddy to his "twenty million sweethearts" his female fans.
Cast
* Pat O'Brien as Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake
* Dick Powell as Buddy Clayton
* Ginger Rogers as Peggy Cornell
* Ted Fio Rito as Himself
* Allen Jenkins as 'Uncle' Pete
* Grant Mitchell as Chester A. Sharpe
* Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Herbert 'Herbie' Brokman
* Joan Wheeler as Marge, the Receptionist
* Henry O'Neill as Lemuel Tappan
* Johnny Arthur as Norma Hanson's Secretary
* The Mills Brothers as Themselves
* The Radio Rogues as Themselves
* George Chandler as Johnny Klinger, radio columnist (uncredited)
Music
The film features the well-known song "I'll String Along with You" by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.
Reception
The film was considered a box office disappointment for Warner Bros. According to studio records, it earned $821,000 domestically and $392,000 foreign.
References
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