Comedy ·Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 25m

Hitting a New High

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Director
Raoul Walsh
Cast
Lily Pons as Suzette Jack Oakie as Corny Davis Edward Everett Horton as Lucius B. Blynn John Howard as Jimmy James Eric Blore as Cedric Cosmo Eduardo Ciannelli as Andreas Mazzini
Crew
J. Roy Hunt — Director of Photography Desmond Marquette — Editor Jimmy McHugh — Original Music Composer Nathaniel Shilkret — Original Music Composer John Twist — Screenplay Gertrude Purcell — Screenplay
Tagline

Thrill to the Voice that makes Swing Song Sounds..Hear Her Trilling Those Golden Arias!

Synopsis

A Paris cabaret singer dreams of becoming a Metropolitan Opera singer. A press agent arranges her Manhattan debut by way of Africa.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Raoul Walsh Director J. Roy Hunt Director of Photography Desmond Marquette Editor Jimmy McHugh Original Music Composer Nathaniel Shilkret Original Music Composer John Twist Screenplay Gertrude Purcell Screenplay Maxwell Shane Story Robert Harari Story Jesse L. Lasky Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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