Queen High
| Queen High | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Frank Mandel Laurence Schwab |
| Starring | Charlie Ruggles Frank Morgan Ginger Rogers |
| Cinematography | William O. Steiner |
| Edited by | Barney Rogan |
| Music by | Al Goodman Johnny Green |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Queen High is the title of an American
musical comedy film, produced by Paramount Pictures in 1930. Based upon the 1926 stage musical Queen High that Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, and Laurence Schwab had adapted from Edward Peple's 1914 farce A Pair of Sixes
.
The film stars
Plot
A rivalry between two businessmen results in a game of poker. Whoever loses the game becomes the winner's servant for a year.
Cast
- Charles Rugglesas T. Boggs Johns
- Frank Morgan as Mr. Nettleton
- Ginger Rogers as Polly Rockwell
- Stanley Smith as Dick Johns
- Helen Carrington as Mrs. Nettleton
- Rudolph Cameron as Cyrus Vanderholt
- Betty Garde as Florence Cole
- Teresa Maxwell-Conover as Mrs. Rockwell
- Nina Olivette as Coddles
- Tom Brown as Jimmy
- Eleanor Powell (as uncredited dancer)
Soundtrack
- "Everything Will Happen for the Best"
- Written by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lewis E. Gensler
- "Brother, Just Laugh It Off"
- Written by Arthur Schwartz and Ralph Rainger
- "I'm Afraid of You"
- Written by Arthur Schwartz and Ralph Rainger
- "It Seems to Me"
- Written by Howard Dietz (as Dick Howard) and Ralph Rainger
- "I Love the Girls in My Own Peculiar Way"
- Written by E.Y. Harburg and Henry Souvaine
Preservation
Though part of the 700 or so films Paramount sold to Universal, the film is preserved in the Library of Congress with a copy.[2]
References
- ISBN 9781476624006.
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.147 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
External links
- Queen High at IMDb
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