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Original title Pick a Star
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
Swedish release 1938-05-30

Cast

Patsy Kelly
Nellie Moore

Jack Haley
Joe Jenkins

Rosina Lawrence
Cecilia Moore

Mischa Auer
Rinaldo Lopez

Lyda Roberti
Dagmar

Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Distribution title
Re-release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Choreography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Special Photographic Effects
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor

Cast

Patsy Kelly Nellie Moore
Jack Haley Joe Jenkins
Rosina Lawrence Cecilia Moore
Mischa Auer Rinaldo Lopez
Lyda Roberti Dagmar
Stan Laurel Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy Oliver Hardy
Charles Halton Julius Klawheimer
Tom Dugan Dimitri Hogan
Russell Hicks Mr. Stone
Cully Richards konferencier på nattklubben
Spencer Charters Pike, tävlingsdomaren
Sam Adams sheriffen
Robert Gleckler hovmästaren
Joyce Compton den nygifta kvinnan
Johnny Arthur den nygifte mannen
James Finlayson regissören
Walter Long bandit
Wesley Barry regiassistenten
John Hyams Mr. McGregor
Leila McIntyre Mrs. McGregor
Benny Burt Tony
- Ej krediterade:
Otto Fries tävlingsdomare
Howard Brooks tävlingsdomare
Sumner Getchell tävlingsdomare
Margie Roanberg Miss Gopher City
Mary Blackwood Mrs. Apple Valley
Alice Moore Miss Centerville
Al Williams kassör
Brooks Benedict Eddie
Syd Saylor gatusopare
Charles A. Bachman studiovakt
Charles McMurphy studiovakt
Frank O'Connor studiovakt
Eddie Kane Albert, hovmästare
Wilbur Mack mannen i dörren som hälsar välkommen
Blair Davies pilot
Ralph Malone pilot
Barbara Weeks värdinna
May Wallace Joe Jenkins hyresvärdinna
Eddie Clayton piccolo
Barney Carr passare
Jack Norton fyllot Oscar (Oscar the Souse)
Wilma Cox Oscars fru
Eddie Hart Benny, chaufför
Jack Egan orkesterledaren
Arline Abers Miss Mill Creek
Don Brodie filmregissören
James Burke Nolan, polis
Ray Cooke regiassistent
Murdock MacQuarrie Jefferson Watts, begravningsentreprenör
Mary Gordon Mrs. Watts, Jeffersons fru
Charlie Hall regiassistent
Jack Hill man
Si Jenks döv åldring
Felix Knight nattklubbssångare
Patricia Kay nattklubbssångerska
Mike Lally man på Colonial Club
Sam Lufkin mexikan
Frank Mills elektriker i ateljén
W.J. O'Brien köksmästare på Colonial Club
Bob O'Connor man
Paul Parry man
Jack Perry filmarbetare
Charles Sullivan elektriker
Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer pojke
Jim Thorpe man i publiken vid talangtävlingen
Lois Verner fräknig flicka i publiken
Russell Wade man på Colonial Club
Lois Wilde kvinna
Robert Winkler Willie
Harry Wilson skådespelare i scenen med saloonbråket

Companies

Production Company Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. controlled by Loew's Inc.
Copyright Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation 1937-05-18 LP7164
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1938

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 55930
Date 1937-07
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 1926 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 70 minuter. Visningskopiorna: 1890 m - 69 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 76 min
Reels 8 reels


Production location

1936-11-23 1937-01
Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1937-05-31 USA 76 min
Release in Sweden 1938-05-30 Rex Stockholm Sweden 69 min
1938-05-30 Rico Stockholm Sweden 69 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Pick a Star
Composer R. Alex Anderson (1937)
Lyrics R. Alex Anderson (1937)
Sung by Rosina Lawrence
Rosina Lawrence (repris)
Jack Haley (repris)


Original title I've Got It Bad
Composer Fred Stryker (1937)
Lyrics Johnny Lange (1937)
Sung by Felix Knight
Danced by Felix Knight
Jack Haley


Original title Without Your Love
Composer Fred Stryker (1937)
Lyrics Johnny Lange (1937)
Sung by Rosina Lawrence
Jack Norton (repris)


Original title The Dance of the Cuckoos
Composer T. Marvin Hatley (1928)
Lyrics Harry Steinberg (1932)


Original title Old Black Joe
Composer Stephen C. Foster (1860)
Lyrics Stephen C. Foster (1860)
Played by Stan Laurel (diverse instrument)


Original title Reuben, Reuben, I've Been Thinkin'
Played by Robert McClung (munspel - dubbar Stan Laurel)


Original title Listen to the Mockingbird
Composer Richard Milburn (1855)
Lyrics Alice Hawthorne (1855)
Played by Robert McClung (munspel - dubbar Stan Laurel)
Robert McClung (munspel - dubbar Oliver Hardy)


Original title Yankee Doodle
Played by Robert McClung (munspel - dubbar Oliver Hardy)


Original title Pop Goes the Weasel
Composer Charles Twiggs (1853)
Lyrics Charles Twiggs (1853)
Played by Robert McClung (munspel)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 14
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio



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