Thursday, November 30, 2017

Meet the Boy Friend (1937), 5-

A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of Tony losing female fans so he ... 
(63 min) Released 1937-07-12
Director: Ralph Staub
Stars: Robert Paige (as David Carlyle), Carol Hughes, Warren Hymer, Pert Kelton

Genres: Comedy | Music | Romance
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029223/
Watched online, ok print. In some sections, the lighting looked more like TV/tape design than movie.

Didn't catch my interest. The male lead was a successful singer who didn't like his success, so he worked odd jobs to "stay real." He seemed to have married his love interest at the end, but was mistaken for the Swedish actress... I don't know. It just didn't interest me. (The blonde in the poster must be the Swede; Carol Hughes was the brunette love interest here.)

The male lead had a nice voice, but I'm not going to search him out. His 69 credits look like some Universal titles, and this was...

Republic, dir. Staub; 5-