Street Girl
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| Street Girl (1929) | |
| Directed by | Wesley Ruggles |
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| Produced by | William LeBaron Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | Jane Murfin Based on the story: The Viennese Charmer by W. Carey Wonderly |
| Starring | Betty Compson John Harron Ivan Lebedeff |
| Music by | Oscar Levant Sidney Clare |
| Cinematography | Leo Tover |
| Editing by | William Hamilton Ann McKnight |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 21, 1929 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Street Girl is a 1929 musical comedy/drama film directed by Wesley Ruggles.
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[edit] Plot Summary
After saving a homeless Hungarian violinist named Freddie (Betty Compson), Mike (John Harron), a jazz musician and leader of a quartet The Four Seasons, convinces his band members to let afford her room and board. For their act of kindness, Freddie offers to manage the band. After the Four Season are fired from their job, Freddie convinces Keppel (Joseph Cawthorn), the owner of a Hungarian cafe, to hire the band which she soon joins. After Prince Nicholaus of Aregon (Ivan Lebedeff) goes to the cafe to see the band, the Four Season gain a following. Problems arise when both the Prince and Mike fall in love with Freddie.
[edit] Cast
- Betty Compson.....Frederika "Freddy" Joyzelle
- John Harron.....Mike Fall
- Guy Buccola.....Pete Summer
- Jack Oakie.....Joe Spring
- Ned Sparks.....Happy Winter
- Joseph Cawthorn.....Keppel (cafe owner)
- Ivan Lebedeff.....Prince Nicholaus of Aregon
- Gus Arnheim and His Coconut Grove Ambassadors.....Themselves
- Russ Columbo.....Violinist (uncredited)
- Cimini Male Chorus.....Themselves
[edit] Reception
The film opened at New York City's Globe Theatre (now named the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)[1] and earned over a million dollars for RKO.[2]
[edit] Remakes
Due to its initial success, Street Girl was remade by RKO twice. The first film, That Girl from Paris, starred Lily Pons and Lucille Ball and was released in 1936. The second, Four Jacks and a Jill, was released in 1942 and starred Ray Bolger.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Crafton, Donald (1999). The Talkies: American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931. University of California Press. pp. 160. ISBN 0-520-22128-1.
- ^ a b Bradley, Edwin M. (2004). The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland. pp. 51. ISBN 0-786-42029-4.
[edit] External links
- Street Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- Street Girl at Allmovie
- Street Girl at the TCM Movie Database
