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Garden of the Moon

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Swanky New York nightclub owner John Quinn (Pat O'Brien) must find a last-minute band replacement. He enlists his publicist, Toni Blake (Margaret Lindsay), who hires California bandleader Don Vincente (John Payne). When Don and John meet, they immediately butt heads, each causing endless trouble for the other while both pursuing the affections of Toni. Despite their mutual dislike, Don's band works well at John's nightclub, so the two must put aside their differences for the sake of the show.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews The overlong, plodding and tedious story doesn't work for the musical. Rated: C- Jan 31, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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John F This is an underrated Busby Berkeley film from 1938, his last at Warner Brothers. More of a comedy and not his usual fare but of course set in a musical mileau. Beautiful cinematography with top notch acting. If one would actually watch the film and not judge it by his earlier musicals much enjoyment will be derived by it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Busby Berkeley

Director

Pat O'Brien

John Quinn

John Payne

Don Vincente

Margaret Lindsay

Toni Blake

Johnnie Davis

Slappy Harris

Melville Cooper

Maurice
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Synopsis Swanky New York nightclub owner John Quinn (Pat O'Brien) must find a last-minute band replacement. He enlists his publicist, Toni Blake (Margaret Lindsay), who hires California bandleader Don Vincente (John Payne). When Don and John meet, they immediately butt heads, each causing endless trouble for the other while both pursuing the affections of Toni. Despite their mutual dislike, Don's band works well at John's nightclub, so the two must put aside their differences for the sake of the show.
Director
Busby Berkeley
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 34m