Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Paul Finder Moss; Jerry Wald
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Dick Powell; Ginger Rogers
Music by	Harry Warren
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Distributed by	First National; Warner Bros.
Release date	May 26, 1934;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$202,000[1]
Box office	$1,213,000[1]

Twenty Million Sweethearts is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and The Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949 as My Dream Is Yours.

Plot

Agent Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake (Pat O'Brien) is able to promote the singing tenor waiter Buddy Clayton (Dick Powell) as a major radio star whilst Buddy's wife Peggy Cornell (Ginger Rogers) loses out. In the end, Peggy does not lose Buddy to his "twenty million sweethearts" – his female fans.[2]

Cast

Pat O'Brien as Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake
Dick Powell as Buddy Clayton
Ginger Rogers as Peggy Cornell
Ted Fio Rito as Himself
Allen Jenkins as 'Uncle' Pete
Grant Mitchell as Chester A. Sharpe
Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Herbert 'Herbie' Brokman
Joan Wheeler as Marge, the Receptionist
Henry O'Neill as Lemuel Tappan
Johnny Arthur as Norma Hanson's Secretary
The Mills Brothers as Themselves
The Radio Rogues as Themselves
George Chandler as Johnny Klinger, radio columnist (uncredited)

Music

The film features the well-known song I'll String Along with You by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.

Reception

The film was considered a box office disappointment for Warner Bros.[3] According to Warner Bros records it earned $821,000 domestically and $392,000 foreign.[1]

References

Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 15 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
allmovie ((( Twenty Million Sweethearts > Overview )))
D. W. (Nov 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.

External links

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[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 15 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] vie ((( Twenty Million Sweethearts > Overview )))

[3] D. W. (Nov 25, 1934). "TAKING A LOOK AT THE RECORD". New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.