On the Avenue (1937)


On the Avenue
Release Date04 February 1937
GenreMusical, Comedy, Romance
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorBlack and White
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassBackstage Musical, Musical Comedy
ThemesActor's Life, Culture Clash, Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance, Love Triangles
TonesLight, Humorous, Witty, Merry
TagsBackstage, Broadway, Musical [play], Producer [showbiz], Romance, Socialite, Stage

On the Avenue is a 1937 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, and Alice Faye. All of the songs in this film were composed by Irving Berlin.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Gary Blake

Mimi Caraway

Mona Merrick

Al Ritz - a Ritz Brother

Harry Ritz - a Ritz Brother

Jimmy Ritz - a Ritz Brother

Commodore Caraway

Frederick Sims

Aunt Fritz

J.J. 'Jake' Dibble

Eddie Eads

Miss Katz - Dibble's Secretary

Herman 'Step'

Herr Hanfstangel

Joe Papaloupas

Cabby Binns

Douglas Wood
Mr. Trivet - Caraway's Lawyer

John Sheehan
Stage Manager

Paul Irving
Harry Morris

Harry Stubbs
Kelly - Dibble's Lawyer

Jerry Mandy
Luigi

Edward Cooper
Potts - Caraway's Butler

Paul Gerrits
Joe Cherry

Chorus Girl

Sammy Blum
Barber in Police Gazette Number

Ralph Brooks
Theatre Attendant

Frank Darien
Stage Doorman

Chorus Girl

Jay Eaton
Front Row Theatre Patron

William Eddritt
Undetermined Role

Marie - Mimi's Maid

Chorus Girl

Footman in Sketch

Joe McGuinn
Undetermined Role

Harold Miller
Wedding Guest

Louis Natheaux
Man in audience

David Newell
Wedding Attendant

Edgar Norton
James, Butler on stage

William H. O'Brien
Butler in Play

Alex Pollard
Butler at Wedding

Stout Man in Diner

Geneva Sawyer
Chorus Girl

Louise Seidel
Chorus Girl

Jack Stoney
Man in Diner

Eddy Waller
Shooting Gallery Attendant

Chorus Girl

Director

Roy Del Ruth
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Writer

William M. Conselman

Eddie Cherkose
contributing writer

Samuel Pokrass
contributing writer

Producer

associate producer

producer

Original Music

Charles Maxwell
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Cyril J. Mockridge
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Cinematographer

Lucien N. Andriot

Editor

Allen McNeil
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Art Director

William S. Darling

Set Decorator

Thomas Little
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Costume Designer

Gwen Wakeling
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Production Manager

executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William J. Scully
assistant director

Art Department

Mark-Lee Kirk
associate art director

Haldane Douglas
musical settings associate

Sound Department

Joseph E. Aiken
sound

Roger Heman Sr.
sound

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor

Music Department

Arthur Lange
musical director

Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator

Other Crew

Seymour Felix
dances stager

fill-in director

Production Company

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

20th Century Fox






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Irving Berlin musicals
Blue Skies (1946)
Call Me Madam (1953)
Carefree (1938)
Easter Parade (1948)
Hallelujah! (1929)
Holiday Inn (1942)
On the Avenue
Second Fiddle (1939)
The Cocoanuts (1929)
Top Hat (1935)
Films directed by Roy Del Ruth
Blessed Event (1932)
Blonde Crazy (1931)
Born to Dance (1936)
Captured! (1933)
Kid Millions (1934)
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