Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts
Twenty Million Sweethearts
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	; Jerry Wald
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Dick Powell; Ginger Rogers
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Music by	Harry Warren
Distributed by	First National; Warner Bros.
Release date	May 26, 1934;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$202,000
Box office	$1,213,000

Twenty Million Sweethearts is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright and starring Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, and The Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949 as My Dream Is Yours.

Plot[]

Agent Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake (Pat O'Brien) is able to promote the singing tenor waiter Buddy Clayton (Dick Powell) as a major radio star whilst Buddy's wife Peggy Cornell (Ginger Rogers) loses out. In the end, Peggy does not lose Buddy to his "twenty million sweethearts" – his female fans.

Cast[]

Pat O'Brien as Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake
Dick Powell as Buddy Clayton
Ginger Rogers as Peggy Cornell
Ted Fio Rito as Himself
Allen Jenkins as 'Uncle' Pete
Grant Mitchell as Chester A. Sharpe
Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Herbert 'Herbie' Brokman
Joan Wheeler as Marge, the Receptionist
Henry O'Neill as Lemuel Tappan
Johnny Arthur as Norma Hanson's Secretary
The Mills Brothers as Themselves
The Radio Rogues as Themselves
George Chandler as Johnny Klinger, radio columnist (uncredited)

Music[]

The film features the well-known song "I'll String Along with You" by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.

Reception[]

The film was considered a box office disappointment for Warner Bros.^[2] According to studio records, it earned $821,000 domestically and $392,000 foreign.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Glancy, H. Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: The William Shaefer Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 15. doi:10.1080/01439689508604551.
^ Churchill, Douglas W. (November 25, 1934). "Taking A Look at the Record". The New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.

External links[]

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[warners-1] Glancy, H. Mark (1995). "Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: The William Shaefer Ledger". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 15: 15. doi:10.1080/01439689508604551.

[2] Churchill, Douglas W. (November 25, 1934). "Taking A Look at the Record". The New York Times. ProQuest 101193306.

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