The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, Metacritic 78/100. Scores higher than 74% of the 228 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 17m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic78/100
115 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Ben HechtScreenplay
- Oscar LevantOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Carole LombardHazel Flagg
- Fredric MarchWallace "Wally" Cook
- Charles WinningerDr. Enoch Downer
- Walter ConnollyOliver Stone
- Sig RumanDr. Emil Eggelhoffer
- Frank FayMaster of Ceremonies
- Troy Brown Sr.Ernest Walker
- Maxie RosenbloomMax Levinsky
- Margaret HamiltonWarsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
- Olin HowlandBaggage Man
- Billy BartyBoy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)
- Nora CecilSchoolteacher (uncredited)
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Themes
new york citynewspaperradiumreporterscrewball comedyvermontfaking illness