Broadway Hostess

1935
U
1h 8m

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Phil Regan and Wini Shaw in Broadway Hostess (1935)

A woman becomes a successful singer, but can't do as well in love.A woman becomes a successful singer, but can't do as well in love.A woman becomes a successful singer, but can't do as well in love.

Director
- Frank McDonald
Writers
- George Bricker
- Benjamin M. Kaye
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5.2/10

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Director
- Frank McDonald
Writers
- George Bricker
- Benjamin M. Kaye
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Wini Shaw

Winnie
(as Winifred Shaw)

Genevieve Tobin

Iris

Lyle Talbot

Lucky

Allen Jenkins

Fishcake

Phil Regan

Tommy

Marie Wilson

Dorothy

Spring Byington

Mrs. Duncan-Griswald-Wembly-Smythe

Joe King

Big Joe Jarvis
(as Joseph King)

Donald Ross

Ronnie Marvin

Frank Dawson

Morse - Iris' Butler

Harry Seymour

Club Intime Emcee

Sam Ash

Cascade Nightclub Emcee
(uncredited)

Jean Ashton

Chorus Girl
(uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Man in Gambling House
(uncredited)

William A. Boardway

Maitre D'
(uncredited)

Ward Bond

Lucky's Henchman
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Man in Gym
(uncredited)

Nick Copeland

Andy
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank McDonald
Writers
- George Bricker
- Benjamin M. Kaye
All cast & crew
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What promises to be a light "rags-to-riches" musical-comedy, quickly devolves into a tedious melodrama. The script is weak, the characters drab, the editing choppy and most of the performances wooden. The picture comes to life only when Allen Jenkins' cocky "Fishcake" is on screen; his scene on a runaway horse sets an energetic pace that the rest of the film would have done well to emulate.

chris-48
Nov 26, 1998
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Trivia
The airplane shown as taking Lucky and Iris on their honeymoon is a 1933 Boeing 247D, registration NC13334, flown by United Airlines. It crashed in Bethel, Connecticut on 30 May 1934 on a flight from Chicago to Newark, New Jersey, via Cleveland, Ohio when it ran out of fuel in bad weather. All nine passengers and three crew members survived. The heavily damaged plane was crated up and hauled away by United. It was rebuilt as a 247D model and resumed service for the airline in 1935. It was subsequently sold to the Colombian airline SCADTA and was still flying in 1945. Its fate is unknown.