The Music Goes 'Round

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The Music Goes 'Round
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Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Joseph Walker
Edited by Gene Milford
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • February 27, 1936 (1936-02-27)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited 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.

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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.

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  1. Monaco p.559

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