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Crooner

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Teddy (David Manners) dreams of being a big star, but is stuck in a mediocre band. Everything changes when the band's singer falls ill moments before an important gig and a drunken patron hands the soft-spoken Teddy a microphone. Teddy's singing is an instant hit, and before long he has struck out on his own. With the help of his girlfriend (Ann Dvorak) and a hungry publicist (Ken Murray), Teddy becomes a major star, but his increasingly arrogant attitude threatens to derail his career.

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01/21/2016 Pedestrian drama of the rise and fall of a singer is worth seeing for Ann Dvorak but little else. See more 03/06/2015 good pre-code depression era WB pic See more 08/13/2011 So-so Warner Bros. drama with music. See more 08/09/2011 descent pre-code depression era drama. See more Read all reviews
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Lloyd Bacon

Director

David Manners

Ted "Teddy" Taylor

Ann Dvorak

Judith "Judy" Mason

Ken Murray

Peter Sturgis

J. Carrol Naish

Nick Meyer

Guy Kibbee

Mike the Drunk
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Synopsis Teddy (David Manners) dreams of being a big star, but is stuck in a mediocre band. Everything changes when the band's singer falls ill moments before an important gig and a drunken patron hands the soft-spoken Teddy a microphone. Teddy's singing is an instant hit, and before long he has struck out on his own. With the help of his girlfriend (Ann Dvorak) and a hungry publicist (Ken Murray), Teddy becomes a major star, but his increasingly arrogant attitude threatens to derail his career.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
Lucien Hubbard
Screenwriter
Charles Kenyon
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 20, 1932, Original
Runtime
1h 4m