- Close Harmony (1929 film)
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Close harmony Directed by John Cromwell
A. Edward SutherlandWritten by Story:
Elsie Janis
Gene Markey
Screenplay:
Percy Heath
John V.A. WeaverStarring Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
Nancy Carroll
Harry Green
Jack Oakie
Richard "Skeets" GallagherMusic by John Leipold Cinematography J. Roy Hunt Editing by Tay Malarkey Studio Paramount Pictures Distributed by Paramount Pictures (1929-1958)
Universal Studios
(1958-date)Release date(s) 13 April 1929 Running time 70 minutes Country United States Language English Close Harmony (1929) is a black and white American comedy-drama musical film released by Paramount Pictures.
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Plot
A musically talented young woman named Marjorie who is part of a stage show, meets a warehouse clerk named Al West who has put together an unusual jazz band. She becomes interested in him and his work and so manages to use her influence to get him into the program for one of the shows at her theatre company. The manager, Max Mindel has a dislike towards Marjorie so after discovering her affection towards Al, he gives the band notice and hires harmony singers Barney & Bey as a replacement. Marjorie makes up to both men and soon breaks up the duo, getting rid of the competition. Al learns of her scheme, and makes her confess to the singers of her deeds. Barney and Bey make up, and Max gives Al and his band one more chance. Al is a sensation, and Max offers him a contract for $1,000 a week.
Cast
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers - Al West
- Nancy Carroll - Marjorie Merwin
- Harry Green - Max Mindel
- Jack Oakie - Ben Barney
- Richard "Skeets" Gallagher - Johnny Bay
- Matty Roubert - Bert
- Ricca Allen - Mrs. Prosser
- Wade Boteler - Officer Kelly
- Baby Mack - Syvil
- Oscar Smith - George Washington Brown
- Greta Granstedt - Eva Larue
- Gusztáv Pártos - Gustav (as Gus Partos)
- Jesse Stafford - Himself (orchestra leader)
- Joyzelle Joyner - 'Joyzelle'
- Jean Harlow - (uncredited)
Soundtrack
- "She's So, I Dunno"
- Words by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- "I Wanna Go Places and Do Things"
- Words by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
- "I'm All A-Twitter And All A-Twirl"
- Words by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
- "12th Street Rag"
- by Euday L. Bowman
- Copyright 1919 by J.W. Jenkins Sons Music Co.
External links
- Close Harmony at the Internet Movie Database
- Close Harmony at the TCM Movie Database
Films directed by A. Edward Sutherland 1920s Coming Through (1925) · Love's Greatest Mistake (1927) · Fireman, Save My Child (1927) · Tillie's Punctured Romance (1928) · Close Harmony (1929) · The Dance of Life (1929) · The Saturday Night Kid (1929) · Fast Company (1929) · Pointed Heels (1929)1930s Up Pops the Devil (1931) · Palmy Days (1931) · Mr. Robinson Crusoe (1932) · Murders in the Zoo (1933) · International House (1933) · Too Much Harmony (1933) · Mississippi (1935) · Diamond Jim (1935) · Every Day's a Holiday (1937) · The Flying Deuces (1939)1940s Beyond Tomorrow (1940) · The Boys from Syracuse (1940) · One Night in the Tropics (1940) · The Invisible Woman (1940) · Nine Lives Are Not Enough (1941) · The Navy Comes Through (1942) · Dixie (1943) · Follow the Boys (1944) · Secret Command (1944)Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1920s musical films
- 1929 films
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