Palmy Days
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| Directed by | A. Edward Sutherland |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Written by | Eddie Cantor Morrie Ryskind David Freedman |
| Starring | Eddie Cantor Charlotte Greenwood George Raft |
| Music by | Harry Akst |
| Cinematography | Gregg Toland |
| Editing by | Sherman Todd |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 1931 |
| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Palmy Days (1931) is a musical comedy written by Eddie Cantor, Morrie Ryskind, and David Freedman, directed by A. Edward Sutherland, and choreographed by Busby Berkeley (who makes a cameo appearance as a fortune teller). The film stars Eddie Cantor. The famed Goldwyn Girls make appearances during elaborate production numbers set in a gymnasium and a bakery ("Glorifying the American Doughnut"). Betty Grable, Paulette Goddard, Virginia Grey, and Toby Wing are among the bevy of chorines.
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[edit] Cast (in credits order)
- Charlotte Greenwood as Helen Martin
- Barbara Weeks as Joan Clark
- Spencer Charters as Mr Clark
- Paul Page as Steve
- Charles Middleton as Yolando
- George Raft as Joe - Yolando's Henchman
- Harry Woods as Yolando's Henchman
- Eddie Cantor as Eddie Simpson
[edit] Reception
New York Times movie critic Mordaunt Hall, described Palmy Days as "a more or less funny diatribe" with "two or three inconsequential melodies and a great deal to gaze, including pretty damsels from the Pacific Coast and effectively photographed groups of dancers."[1]
[edit] Product placement
Brand-name products rarely appeared in movies of this period, partly because of the campaign against that practice by the motion picture trade periodical Harrison's Reports. In an editorial, that publication reported the on-screen appearance of an Underwood Typewriter and product of Continental Baking Company. [2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ New York Times, Movie Review, "Palmy Days (1931) The Screen; A Frolic, With Mr. Cantor" September 24, 1931
- ^ Harrison's Reports 28 November 1931, page 189
[edit] External links
- Palmy Days at the Internet Movie Database
- Palmy Days at the TCM Movie Database
- Palmy Days at AllRovi
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