Stage Struck (1936 film) - Misplaced Pages

1936 film by Busby Berkeley

Stage Struck

Directed by	Busby Berkeley
Written by	Tom Buckingham Pat C. Flick Robert Lord Warren Duff
Produced by	Robert Lord Hal B. Wallis
Starring	Dick Powell Joan Blondell Warren William
Cinematography	Byron Haskin
Edited by	Thomas Richards
Music by	Heinz Roemheld (Songs by Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	September 12, 1936 (1936-09-12)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Stage Struck is 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and starring Dick Powell, Joan Blondell and Warren William. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert M. Haas.

Plot

Director George Randall is producing a new Broadway revue featuring Peggy Revere, who is only cast because she is the wealthy backer of the show. The two clash incessantly during rehearsal, leading producer Fred Harris to convince her that this is because they are secretly in love with each other.

Cast

Dick Powell as George Randall
Joan Blondell as Peggy Revere
Warren William as Fred Harris
Frank McHugh as Sid
The Yacht Club Boys as Singing Quartette
Jeanne Madden as Ruth Williams
Carol Hughes as Gracie
Craig Reynolds as Gilmore Frost
Hobart Cavanaugh as Wayne
Johnny Arthur as Oscar Freud
Spring Byington as Mrs. Randall
Thomas Pogue as Dr. Stanley
Andrew Tombes as Burns Heywood
Lulu McConnell as Toots O'Connor
Val Stanton as Cooper
Ernie Stanton as Marley
Edward Gargan as Rordan
Eddy Chandler as Heney
Libby Taylor as Yvonne
Mary Gordon as Mrs. Cassidy

References

Bubbeo p.7

Bibliography

Daniel Bubbeo. The Women of Warner Brothers. McFarland, 2001.

External links

Stage Struck at IMDb
Stage Struck at AllMovie
Stage Struck at the TCM Movie Database
Stage Struck at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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