United States / Aug 28, 1940
1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| William Frawley | Mr. Westlake |
| Jeanne Cagney | Country cousin |
| Charles Lane | Bernard Schwartz |
| John Scott Trotter | Orchestra Leader |
| Helen Bertram | Aunt Delia |
| Ken Carpenter | Teddy Gardner (announcer) |
| Harry Barris | Bass Sax player |
| Wingy Manone | Himself - Band Leader |
| Mary Akin | Party Guest |
| William Benedict | Elevator Boy |
| Don Brodie | Mr. Schwartz's Stooge #1 |
| Mary Cecil | Irish Landlady |
| Barney Dean | Mr. Schwartz' Stooge #2 |
| Edward Emerson | Headwaiter |
| James Flavin | Detective |
| Pauline Haddon | Westlake's Receptionist |
| Beth Hartmen | Party Guest |
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| Robert Homans | Detective |
| Brandon Hurst | Bates |
| Richard Keene | Trotter's Manager |
| Douglas Kennedy | Party Guest |
| Phyllis Kennedy | Patsy Flick |
| Charles McAvoy | Train Announcer |
| Bert Moorhouse | Party Guest |
| Clive Morgan | Party Guest |
| Jack Pepper | Bob's Cabbie |
| Jean Phillips | Party Guest |
| Cyril Ring | Party Guest |
| Ronald R. Rondell | Party Guest |
| Christian Rub | Pawnbroker |
| Max Wagner | Cherry's Cabbie |
| George Walcott | Doorman |
| Janet Waldo | Westlake's Receptionist |
| Pierre Watkin | Uncle John |
| Evelyn West | The Cook |
| Florence Wix | Party Guest |
Genres
ComedyMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rhythm on the River |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 28 agosto 1940 |
| Production | William LeBaron |
| Writer | Dwight Taylor, Jacques Théry, Billy Wilder |
| Editing | Hugh Bennett |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Assistant directors | Victor Schertzinger |
| Camera operators | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Additional photography | Ted Tetzlaff |
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| Production design | Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté |
| Set decoration | Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté |
| Music | Victor Young |
| Sound | Victor Young |
| Costume design | Edith Head |
| Makeup | Edith Head |
| Hairstyling | Edith Head |
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