Author Archive: Retro

Gangsters take over a record company, using strong-arm tactics to acquire contracts with various singing acts. Songs include: “Mamma I Wanna Make Rhythm”, “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round”, “Heaven?”, “I Owe You”, & “It’s Round-up Time in Reno”. Dir. Charles Reisner

Ambitious girl won’t let anything get in the way of a musical career, until she falls in love. Dir. Wallace Fox

Many live performances highlight this biography of the famous battling, bandleading brothers. Songs include: “Green Eyes”, “Everybody’s Doin’ It”, “Marie”, & “I’ll Never Say Never Again.” Dir. Alfred E. Green

Robespierre sends a duchess’ son (Webster Booth) to London to steal a necklace from the Prince of Wales’ betrothed (Anne Ziegler).

Carroll plays a down-on-his-luck publisher who steals a song from budding songwriter Hayward, who plots revenge. Dir. Albert Rogell

This film is set during the turn of the century. Fred Astaire plays a footloose playboy who falls in love with Salvation Army lass Vera-Ellen. To prove his worth to the girl, Astaire breaks down and gets a job.

Jeff Carter, a singer down on his luck, turns to radio acting as a means of supporting his young son Danny. With the support of his son and his press agent Charley Grady, Jeff ultimately finds radio the means of realizing his professional ambition.

Chorus girl performing in the Ziegfeld Follies must choose between her boyfriend and stardom. Music by Irving Berlin. Dir. Millard Webb, John W. Harkrider

Movita comes up to New York and goes undercover at a nightclub to find out who framed her brother for arson. Dir. Lambert Hillyer