On the Avenue (1937)
- Starring:
- Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roy Del Ruth
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of On the Avenue
Director Roy Del Ruth and singing star Dick Powell were raided from the Warner Bros. stables for this frothy musical comedy that features a wonderful collection of Irving Berlin songs, including "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" and "Slumming on Park Avenue." Powell stars as Broadway impresario Gary Blake, who is busy putting together his latest Broadway musical starring the Ritz Brothers (as themselves) and musical comedy star Mona Merrick (Alice Faye). Mona's role as "The Richest Girl in the World" is a blunt burlesque of Park Avenue socialite Mimi Caraway (Madeleine Carroll), who catches a performance and becomes enraged at the not-so-subtle ribbing. Mimi goes backstage to protest Mona's performance to Gary, who is immediately attracted to Mimi and agrees to tone down the role. Unfortunately, Mona, who was once Gary's girlfriend, has other ideas. When Mimi and her family come to the next performance, they are shocked to discover Mona's character is even more nasty and self-centered than before. In retaliation, Mimi and her family buy out the production and Mimi makes changes that even the moony Gary objects to. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 89 mins
Complete Cast of On the Avenue
- Dick Powell - Gary Blake
- Alice Faye - Mona Merrick
- George Barbier - Commodore Caraway
- Cora Witherspoon - Aunt Fritz
- Douglas Fowley - Eddie Eads
- Joan Davis - Miss Katz
- Sig Rumann - Herr Hanfstangel
- Douglas Wood - Mr. Trivet
- John Sheehan - Stage manager
- Harry Stubbs - Kelly
- Lynn Bari - Chorus girl
- Geneva Sawyer - Chorus Girl
- Jimmy Ritz - Himself
- Frank Darien
- Madeleine Carroll - Mimi Caraway
- The Ritz Brothers [Al, Jimmy, Harry] - Themselves
- Alan Mowbray - Frederick Sims
- Walter Catlett - Jake Dibble
- Stepin Fetchit - Herman
- Paul Gerrits - Joe Cherry
- Billy Gilbert - Joe Papalopoulos
- Paul Irving - Harry Morris
- E.E. Clive - Binns, the Cabby
- Edward Cooper - Potts
- Al Ritz - Himself
- Harry Ritz - Himself
- Hank Mann - Footman in sketch
- Director(s):
- Roy Del Ruth
- Writer(s):
- William Conselman, Gene Markey
- Producer(s):
- Darryl F. Zanuck
- Categories:
- Romance
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