Hot Rhythm
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
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Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
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Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date | April 13, 1944 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hot Rhythm is a 1944 American
Plot
J. P. O'Hara owns the Beacon Recording Company, with studio and distribution facilities. His biggest attraction is singer-bandleader Tommy Taylor, who is managed by "Honest Herman" Strohbach. Two staff members, Jimmy and Sammy, are aspiring songwriters who make their living writing radio jingles. They meet singer Mary Adams, and Jimmy is so taken with her that he resolves to advance her career by any means possible. He records Mary singing along to an instrumental played by Taylor's orchestra, hoping to interest O'Hara in Mary. When Mary's demonstration record is released to the public accidentally, Taylor's manager threatens to sue O'Hara. O'Hara goes around town buying back copies of Mary's record and smashing them in the stores, which lands him in jail. Confusing matters further is O'Hara's new secretary, Polly Kane, who makes her own recording and is thus mistaken for mystery vocalist Mary. Mary's stormy romance with Jimmy is finally smoothed over when Jimmy tells O'Hara the truth about his finagling to promote Mary. Mary joins Tommy Taylor's band as his new singing star.
Cast
- Robert Lowery as Jimmy O'Brien
- Dona Drake as Mary Adams
- Tim Ryan as J. P. O'Hara
- Irene Ryan as Polly Kane
- Sidney Miller as Sammy Rubin
- Jerry Cooperas Tommy Taylor
- Harry Langdon as Mr. Whiffle
- Robert Kent as Herman Strohbach
- Lloyd Ingraham as Brown
- Cyril Ring as Jackson, record-shop proprietor
- Joan Curtis as Alice Jones
- Paul Porcasi as Mr. Peroni, cafe owner
Production
Monogram was a "budget" studio that made feature films for a fraction of what the big studios spent. Its hourlong
References
Bibliography
- Michael L. Stephens. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.
External links
- Hot Rhythm at IMDb