Redheads on Parade

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Redheads on Parade
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Screenplay byDon Hartman
Rian James
Story by Gertrude Purcell
Jay Gorney
Don Hartman
Produced by Jesse L. Lasky
Sol M. Wurtzel
Starring John Boles
Dixie Lee
Jack Haley
Raymond Walburn
Alan Dinehart
Patsy O'Connor
Cinematography Barney McGill
John F. Seitz
Music by Jay Gorney
Production
company
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date
  • August 30, 1935 (1935-08-30)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Redheads on Parade is a 1935 American musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Don Hartman and Rian James. The film stars John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn, Alan Dinehart and Patsy O'Connor. The film was released on August 30, 1935, by 20th Century Fox and produced by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

George Magnus, John Bruce and their publicity agent, Peter Mathews, attempt to make a new picture, Beauties on Parade , but halfway through filming, their backer goes bankrupt. [4]

Cast

Reviews

"Hardly living up to the excellence of its title and exploitation possibilities, ‘Redheads on Parade’ is relegated to subsequent-run assignments by its weak and unexciting story. . . Interwoven with this is the love story affecting Boles and Dixie Lee, extremely muddled and placing Mrs. Bing almost solely in the role of a good listener except for a couple of songs. . . Picture doesn’t contain an outstanding performance or moment, though each member of the cast contributes his best." [5]

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References

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  2. Hal Erickson (2016). "Redheads-on-Parade - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. "Redheads on Parade". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  4. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  5. "Variety". September 4, 1935.