Artist ball
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Artist ball |
| Original title | Artists & Models |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raoul Walsh |
| script |
Walter DeLeon Lewis E. Gensler Francis Martin Eve Greene Harlan Ware |
| production | Lewis E. Gensler |
| music |
Robert Russell Bennett Gordon Jenkins John Leipold Leo Shuken |
| camera | Victor Milner |
| cut | Ellsworth Hoagland |
| occupation | |
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Künstlerball is an American comedy film from 1937. The screenplay is based on a story by Sig Herzig and Eugene Thackrey.
action
Mac Brewster, owner of an advertising company, is appointed chairman of the "Artists and Models Ball" and now has to look for a prom queen. He made a million dollar deal with businessman Alan Townsend. He wants to make the "Townsend Silver Girl" queen. He promises his girlfriend, the model Paula Sewell, to make her the prom queen. But Townsend doesn't want an actress, he wants a completely normal girl.
When Cynthia Wentworth shows up at Townsend to raise funds for a charity, he offers her to become the Townsend Girl. At the same time, Mac Paula proposes marriage. Paula is sure that she is the right choice. She travels to Miami and mingles with the rich as Paula Monterey. She meets Alan and spends the evening with him. When they jump into the pool together in the evening, Alan calls her Cinderella. At the same time, Mac meets Cynthia, whom he thinks is a model. When he learns she's a Wentworth from Park Avenue, he sees her as the Townsend Girl.
In Miami, Paula holds up the facade of a society girl. Alan sees her as the Townsend Girl. Mac and Cynthia arrive in Miami and meet up with Alan and Paula. Mac now learns that Alan has promised the Townsend Girl job to Paula, with whom he has fallen in love. Paula breaks away from Mac and confesses her love for Alan. Alan's mother finds out Paula is a professional model and believes Paula used her son. But Alan allows her to remain the Townsend Girl.
Two months later, on the night of the ball, both Paula and Cynthia propose to Alan. Paula's flat mate Toots tells Alan that Paula loves him. Paula is crowned prom queen. She loses a shoe that a costumed Alan gives her. Paula and Alan leave the stage as a happy couple, as do Cynthia and Mac.
criticism
The lexicon of international films describes the film briefly as an "entertaining Hollywood comedy."
Frank S. Nugent of the New York Times described the film as friendly, bright, and original, one of the liveliest comedies of the theatrical season. The script has a sense of humor, Walsh directs calmly and smoothly, and the dedicated cast gives the film verve and verve.
Awards
In 1938 the song Whispers in the Dark by Friedrich Hollaender and Leo Robin was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Song category.
background
The production of Paramount Pictures premiered on August 4, 1937 in New York. In Germany, the film first appeared on May 7, 1978 as part of a TV premiere in the third program of the HR .
The film is one of over 700 Paramount productions shot between 1929 and 1949, the rights of which were sold to Universal Pictures in 1958 .
Martha Raye and Louis Armstrong had a guest appearance with their number Public Melody # 1 , which was played at the ball. The choreography was done by Vincente Minnelli , who worked here for a Hollywood film for the first time. The singer Connee Boswell and the cartoonists Peter Arno and Rube Goldberg had other guest appearances .
Web links
- Artist ball in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Artist Ball . In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed January 16, 2011 .
- ↑ Critique of the New York Times (Eng.)