Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
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| Directed by | Alfred E. Green |
| Written by | William Wister Haines Elaine Ryan Clarence Budington Kelland (story The Great Crooner) |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Starring | Kenny Baker Frank McHugh Alice Brady |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Edited by | Thomas Richards |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mr. Dodd Takes the Air is a 1937 American musical comedy film. Composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin were nominated at the 10th Academy Awards in the category of Best Song for "Remember Me".[1]
Plot summary
A small town electrician becomes a hit singer in New York after being asked to sing for a local radio program. There he gets involved with a gold digger, a thief, an opera singer and a woman he falls in love with. After suffering from bronchitis, he sings in another voice to stay on the air, but then is called a fake.
Cast
- Kenny Baker as Claude L. Dodd
- Frank McHugh as 'Sniffer' Sears
- Alice Brady as Mme. Sonia Moro
- Gertrude Michael as Jessica Stafford
- Jane Wyman as Marjorie Day
- John Eldredge as Jim Lidin
- Henry O'Neill as D.M. Gateway
- Harry Davenport as Doc Jeremiah George Quinn
- Ferris Taylor as Hiram P. Doremus
- Florence Gill As Miss Carrie Bowers (Uncredited)
- Linda Perry as Information Desk Girl
References
- ^ "The 10th Academy Awards (1938) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
External links
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at IMDb
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at the TCM Movie Database
- Mr. Dodd Takes the Air at AllMovie
IDMb uses picture of English actor, Kenny Baker, instead of picture of American actor, singer Kenny Baker. The American singer has pictures available to correct error.
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