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5.0/10 • 6

1930-02-071h 5m

MusicComedy

PEECTURE WOT EVER WASSIT. SUNGS UND SMOT-CRACKS- MAKE YOU ROAR WITT LEEFING.

Ethnic comedy of a nightclub entertainer trying to train a boxer.

Directors
Thornton Freeland
Editors
Robert Kern

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  1. Fanny Brice

    Fanny Brice

    Fannie Field (as Fannie Brice)

  2. Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Jerry Moore

  3. Harry Green

    Harry Green

    Harry Field

  4. G. Pat Collins

    G. Pat Collins

    McCloskey

  5. Gertrude Astor

    Gertrude Astor

    Lillian

  6. Budd Fine

    Budd Fine

    Step

  7. Marjorie Kane

    Marjorie Kane

    Lola (as Marjorie 'Babe' Kane)

  8. Rita Flynn

    Rita Flynn

    Jessica

  9. Jimmy Tolson

    Jimmy Tolson

    Blues singer (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Jul 26, 2024

6/10

I think this might be the first film I've ever seen with Fanny Brice and though it's perfectly watchable, it's really only designed to be a showcase for her engaging talents. She's successful entertainer "Fannie" (keep it simple) who has two potential suitors at her nightclub. One night tempers flare and some fisticuffs ensue between "Jerry" (Robert Armstrong) and the more substantial "Mac" (G. Pat Collins). The former comes off the worst but manages to further endear himself to the singer who decides that she is going to become his boxing trainer. He is keen, enthusiastic and successful - even if he does care for the odd nap mid fight, but as he starts to make the money he starts to attract the gals and their relationship starts to become just a little strained. There's a lovely scene towards the end with them having the daftest spat together with his new affianced "Lillian" (Gertrude Astor) that you know can only go one way and Harry Green chips in nicely as her somewhat dodgy lawyer brother "Harry". It is, though, really just an excuse for Brice to rattle her vocal chords and there are a couple of decent Billy Rose numbers to help her along too. It's a film that's part of the fabric of cinema history and as such, is worth a watch. Anything else? Well, no - not really.

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Original Language
English
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