United States / Apr 10, 1936
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jack Durant | Babe |
| Frank Mitchell | Dope |
| Wini Shaw | Blackface Singer |
| Joe King | Dr. May |
| William B. Davidson | Barney Hammond |
| Charles Adler | The Yacht Club Boys Member |
| Billy Mann | The Yacht Club Boys Member |
| George Kelly | The Yacht Club Boys Member |
| James V. Kern | The Yacht Club Boys Member |
| Cab Calloway | Cab Calloway |
| Eddie Barefield | Cab Calloway's Saxaphonist |
| Al Morgan | Cab Calloway's Banjoist |
| Irving Bacon | Maine Driver (uncredited) |
| George Beranger | Designer (uncredited) |
| Mildred Boyd | Singer (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| DeForest Covan | Dancer (uncredited) |
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| Joseph Crehan | Agent Fulton (uncredited) |
| Don Downen | Call Boy (uncredited) |
| Louise Franklin | Singer (uncredited) |
| Roger Gray | Panhandler (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hale | Dr. Brown (uncredited) |
| Otis Harlan | Bank Clerk (uncredited) |
| Avanelle Harris | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sam Hayes | News Announcer (uncredited) |
| Eunice Healey | Dancer (uncredited) |
| George Hickman | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Luther Hoobyar | Vendor (uncredited) |
| Carol Hughes | Mary Lou (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | J.A. Hanson (uncredited) |
| Edward Keane | Agent Potter (uncredited) |
| Larry Kent | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Rosalie Lincoln | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alma Lloyd | Receptionist (uncredited) |
| Bessie Lyle | Mammy (uncredited) |
| Jerry Mandy | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Jayne Manners | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Tom Manning | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Hattie McDaniel | Maid (uncredited) |
| Tom McGuire | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Bud (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Emmett Vogan | Theater Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
| Huey White | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Man Wearing Top Hat (uncredited) |
| Tom Wilson | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Joe Barton | Proprietor (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Singing Kid |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | First National Pictures |
| Release date | 10 aprile 1936 |
| Writer | Pat C. Flick, Warren Duff, Robert Lord, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg |
| Editing | Thomas Richards |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Assistant directors | William Keighley |
| Camera operators | George Barnes |
| Additional photography | George Barnes |
| Production design | Carl Jules Weyl |
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| Art direction | Carl Jules Weyl |
| Set decoration | Carl Jules Weyl |
| Music | Harold Arlen, Leo F. Forbstein, Ray Heindorf |
| Sound | Harold Arlen, Leo F. Forbstein, Ray Heindorf |
| Costume design | Orry-Kelly |
| Makeup | Orry-Kelly |
| Hairstyling | Orry-Kelly |
Release dates
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