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Puttin' on the Ritz (1930)
Director: Edward H Sloman
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From Time Out Film Guide
This agonisingly stilted early musical is notable for the title number, being staged here in its original 'Negro' version ('a bevy of high-browns from the levee' - lyrics later reworked for Fred Astaire) and for Menzies' extravagant production design. One set actually gyrates in rhythm to the song. The film was planned as a star-making vehicle for Harry Richman, a popular crooner of the day. But his onscreen presence, combining the manner of Liberace and the looks of Bela Lugosi, ensured that little further was heard of him.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Edward H Sloman
Producer: John W Considine Jr
Cast: Harry Richman, Joan Bennett, James Gleason, Aileen Pringle, Lilyan Tashman full cast
Genre(s): Musicals
Duration: 88 mins
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