Wonder Bar (1934)
| Release Date | 28 February 1934 |
| Tagline | Warner Bros.' Wonder Show of the Century! |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Comedy, Musical Drama, Backstage Musical |
| Themes | Crimes of Passion, Love Triangles, Suicide, Unrequited Love |
| Tones | Bittersweet, Humorous |
| Tags | Bankruptcy, Behind The Scenes, Dance Team, Finances, Flirtation, France, Lovelorn, Nightclub, Officer, Owner, Suicide |
Wonder Bar is a 1934 pre-code movie adaptation of a Broadway musical of the same name directed by Lloyd Bacon with musical numbers created by Busby Berkeley. It stars Al Jolson, Kay Francis, Dolores del Río, Ricardo Cortez, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee, Ruth Donnelly, Hugh Herbert, Louise Fazenda, Fifi D'Orsay, Merna Kennedy, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Henry Kolker, and Spencer Charters in the main roles. For its time, Wonder Bar was considered risqué, barely passing the censors at the Hays Office.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Hal Le Roy
Hal - a Dancer in Blackface
Grace Hayle
Fat Dowager
Demetrius Alexis
Young Man
William Anderson
Call Boy
Louis Ardizoni
Leon, the Cook
Clay Clement
Businessman
Gino Corrado
Second Waiter
Michael Dalmatoff
Russian Count
Gordon De Main
Second Detective
Mildred Dixon
Chorus girl
Shirley Dunstead
Chorine in scene with Von Ferring
Ruth Eddings
First Chorus girl - takes off mask in 'Don't say goodnight' number
Dick Good
Page Boy
William Granger
First Bartender
Robert Graves
Police Officer
Mia Ichioka
GeeGee
Alfred P. James
Night Watchman
Edward Keane
Captain
Miriam Marlin
Chorine
John Marlowe
Young Man
Alphonse Martell
Doorman
Bert Moorhouse
Joe
Marie Moreau
Marie, Liane's Maid
Mahlon Norvell
Artist
Henry Otho
Second Bartender
Gene Perry
Gendarme
Paul Power
Chester, Norman's Pal
Rolfe Sedan
First Waiter
William Stack
Businessman
Victoria Vinton
Cinderella in 'Don't say goodnight' number
Lottie Williams
Wardrobe Woman
Harry Woods
First Detective
Director
Writer
Geza Herczeg
Karl Farkas
Robert Katscher
Earl Baldwin
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Cinematographer
Sol Polito
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Editor
George Amy
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Art Director
Jack Okey
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Willy Pogany
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Costume Designer
Orry-Kelly
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William H. Cannon
assistant director
Camera and Electrical Department
L. De Angelis
assistant camera
Frank Flanagan
chief electrician
Mike Joyce
second camera operator
Buddy Longworth
still photographer
Music Department
Ray Heindorf
music arranger
Other Crew
Robert Lord
supervisor
Production Company
First National Pictures
Distributor
First National Pictures
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Vitaphone Corporation, The
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Warner Bros. First National Films
Warner Bros. Pictures
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