Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Feb 3, 1933

1h 22m

★ 7.4

The First Picture Ever Done in "Rhythmic Dialogue!"

Overview

A New York tramp falls in love with the mayor's amnesiac girlfriend after rescuing her from a suicide attempt.

Genres

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Lewis Milestone Productions

Feature Productions

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Trailers

Cast

Bumper

Al Jolson

June Marcher

Madge Evans

Mayor John Hastings

Frank Morgan

Egghead

Harry Langdon

Sunday

Chester Conklin

Mayor's Secretary

Tyler Brooke

Orlando

Tammany Young

John

Bert Roach

Acorn

Edgar Connor

Apple Mary

Dorothea Wolbert

Ma Sunday

Louise Carver

Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

Ernie Adams

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3.5

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4.3

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7.3

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6.7

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7.9

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4.5

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5.8

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