The Music Goes 'Round

The Music Goes 'Round
Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Written by	Sidney Buchman Joseph Moncure March George Marion Jr. Jo Swerling
Starring	Harry Richman Rochelle Hudson Walter Connolly
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Gene Milford
Music by	Howard Jackson
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 27, 1936 (1936-02-27)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Music Goes 'Round is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson and Walter Connolly. ^[1] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

A famed Broadway star is taking a trip on a Mississippi steamer when he encounters an acting troupe performing aboard. They audition him for a place in the troupe, not realizing who he is. He finds their melodramatic show so bad that he arranges for it to be transferred to Broadway for a new revue, knowing that it will be a huge comedy hit there. However his feelings are complicated by his falling in love with the troupe's leading lady.

Cast

• Harry Richman as Harry Wallace
• Rochelle Hudson as Susanna Courtney
• Walter Connolly as Hector Courtney
• Douglass Dumbrille as Bishop
• Lionel Stander as O'Casey
• Henry Mollison as Stephen Grey
• Etienne Girardot as Brewster
• Walter Kingsford as Cobham
• Wyrley Birch as Josh
• Victor Kilian as Marshall
• Dora Early as Eleanora Stubbs
• Edward Farley as Edward Farley - Song Writer
• Mike Riley as Mike Riley - Song Writer
• Gene Morgan as Nelson
• Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Lucifer
• Al Herman as Stage Manager
• John Mack as Manager

References

1. Monaco p.559

Bibliography

• James Monaco. The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books, 1991.

External links

• The Music Goes 'Round at IMDb