Broadway hostess
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Broadway hostess |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1935 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank McDonald |
| script | George Bricker |
| music |
Ray Heindorf Heinz Roemheld |
| camera | Arthur L. Todd |
| cut | Jack Killifer |
| occupation | |
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Broadway Hostess is a 1935 American film musical based on a short story by Benjamin M. Kaye.
action
The singer Winnie Wharton comes to an appearance in a Broadway nightclub through Lucky Lorimer. With the help of Lucky and pianist Tommy Blake, Winnie's performance is a success. Lucky makes himself Winnie's manager and gets nightclub owner Big Joe Jarvis to pay Winnie very well. Winnie is getting better and better known and famous.
Tommy fell in love with Winnie. But since he knows that Winnie is in love with Lucky, he says nothing. However, Lucky does not reciprocate Winnie's feelings because he has an affair with Iris Marvin. Iris is a high society lady, so the relationship between the two is problematic. Lucky wants to get a reputation with money. That's why he opens a gaming room. Iris' snobbish brother Ronnie loses a lot of money at Lucky and steals the family jewels in order to be able to pay his gambling debts to Lucky. The theft is reported, and when the jewels are found at Lucky, Lucky is arrested.
To get Lucky out, Winnie gives all of her money to a fraudulent lawyer. Iris learns that Ronnie is the real thief. Due to their relationships, Lucky is released. When the two get married, Tommy tells Lucky that Winnie is having problems. Lucky secretly arranges that Winnie can perform again. Ronnie is afraid that his new brother-in-law will find out his guilt and shoots him down. At Lucky's bedside, Winnie realizes that Lucky and Iris are happy together. She accepts Tommy's proposal, who has always stood by her.
criticism
Andre Sennwald of the New York Times found that the makers of the film had successfully thrown all the clichés of a musical comedy together and put them into one film.
Awards
In 1936 Bobby Connolly was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Dance Directing .
background
The Warner Bros. production premiered on December 7, 1935.
Web links
- Broadway Hostess in the Internet Movie Database (English)