The Star Maker

Aug 25, 1939

1h 34m

★ 0.0

THE STARS OF TOMORROW TELLING THE STORY OF THE STAR OF YESTERDAY

Overview

This is a film about the life of Gus Edwards, a well known vaudeville composer, entertainer, and producer.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Larry Earl

Bing Crosby

Mary

Louise Campbell

Jane Gray

Linda Ware

'Speed' King

Ned Sparks

Carlotta Salvini

Laura Hope Crews

Stella

Janet Waldo

Walter Damrosch

Mr. Proctor

Thurston Hall

Miss Esther Jones

Clara Blandick

Mr. Flannigan

Oscar O'Shea

Joe Gimlick

Ben Welden

Thomas Marlowe

Joseph Crehan

Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.

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6.0

Vaudeville

Aug 20, 1924

An "Out of the Inkwell" cartoon featuring Ko-Ko the Clown.

5.6

I'm Not Rappaport

Dec 24, 1996

Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house. When he is threatened with retirement, Nat battles on his behalf. Nat also takes on his daughter, a drug dealer, and a mugger in this appealing version of a really 'odd couple'.

6.5

For Me and My Gal

Oct 21, 1942

Two vaudeville performers fall in love, but find their relationship tested by the arrival of WWI.

5.5

International House

May 27, 1933

Foreign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But, this is a hotel where Burns and Allen are the in-house medical staff, a measles risk sends the whole building into quarantine, and a madcap millionaire crashes dinner in his autogyro. Hotel and radioscope become a stage for an all-star cast of comedians and musicians, from vaudeville to the new generation.

6.4

If I Had My Way

May 5, 1940

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.

6.0

April Showers

Mar 27, 1948

A married couple who have a song-and-dance act in vaudeville are in trouble. Their struggling act is going nowhere, they're almost broke and they have to do something to get them back on top or they'll really be in trouble. They decide to put their young son in the act in hopes of attracting some new attention. The boy turns out to be a major talent, audiences love him and the act is on its way to the top. That's when an organization whose purpose is to stop children from performing on stage shows up, and they're dead set on breaking up the act.

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3.3

Bowery Waltz

Aug 31, 1897

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white sport coat and tie. Both have hats. On a small stage, she approaches him gingerly, leaning forward. He grabs her close, she leans into him, and he waltzes her around.

6.3

Puttin on the Act

Aug 30, 1940

Olive rushes over to show Popeye the headline: Vaudeville is coming back. They agree to rehearse their old act. After a brief song-and-dance intro, the act begins: Popeye demonstrating his strength while Olive displays her flexibility and balance; impersonations of Jimmy Durante, Stan Laurel and Groucho Marx; and the last act, more feats of strength and agility.

5.0

The Merry Monahans

Sep 15, 1944

The film concerns a family vaudeville troupe headed by patriarch Pete Monahan. Because of his love affair with the bottle, Pete manages to get himself and his family blacklisted from every major vaude house in the country. Though Pete's kids Jimmy and Patsy love their dad, they're forced to break away from the act and go off on their own to survive. Eventually, the whole gang is reunited in a shamelessly lachrymose musical finale.

5.7

The Beau Brummels

Sep 22, 1928

Vaudeville team Shaw & Lee sing songs and tell jokes in hilarious deadpan.

5.2

Miss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs

Mar 2, 1902

A woman shows off her trained dogs.

8.0

A Laugh or Two

Feb 4, 1928

Vaudeville act performed by husband and wife team Russ Brown and Jean Whitaker.

1.0

Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties

Jul 21, 1929

Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

5.1

Chinese Laundry Scene

Apr 30, 1894

The pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.

1.0

Ben Bernie and His Orchestra

May 15, 1930

Ben Bernie and his orchestra play a few songs for a vitaphone recording.