The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Sylvia is a French teacher at an all-girls school who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lie ahead when Lili gets in the way.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Raoul WalshDirector
- Donald Ogden StewartScreenplay
Cast
- Marion DaviesSylvia Bruce
- Bing CrosbyBill 'Billy' Williams
- Fifi D'OrsayLili Yvonne
- Stuart ErwinErnest Pratt Baker, Picture Producer
- Ned SparksConroy
- Patsy KellyJill
- Bobby WatsonThompson
- Three Radio RoguesCast
- Eddie BartellMember - Three Radio Rogues
- Wallace BeeryHimself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
- Clara BlandickMs. Perkins
- Harry BowenBartender
Stills
Themes
musicalpre-codedrunkenness