Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1939 · 57m

Kid Nightingale

Director

Cast

John Payne as Steve Nelson Jane Wyman as Judy Craig Walter Catlett as Skip Davis Edward Brophy as Mike Jordon Charles D. Brown as Charles Paxton Max Hoffman Jr. as Fitts

Crew

Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography Frederick Richards — Editor Charles S. Belden — Screenplay Raymond L. Schrock — Screenplay Lee Katz — Story Milo Anderson — Costume Design

Tagline

HE'S GOT A VOICE LIKE A NIGHTINGALE..But a Sock Like a MULE!

Synopsis

A waiter who sings gets in a fight with rude customers and overpowers them. A boxing promoter sees this and transforms him into "Kid Nightingale," marketing him as a boxer who sings.

Mood & Themes

musical boxing

Key Collaborators

George Amy Director Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Frederick Richards Editor Charles S. Belden Screenplay Raymond L. Schrock Screenplay Lee Katz Story Milo Anderson Costume Design

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