The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Department store owner J. Elliott Dinwiddy has waited fifteen years for the perfect astrological moment to propose to his secretary, Myrtle Tweep. His astrological advisor, Dr. Wakefield, has told him that if he can unite a boy and a girl in true love before midnight, he can propose to Myrtle the following night. Fate then brings unemployed dancer Caroline Wilson into the music department of Dinwiddy's, where she meets handsome songwriter Terry Keith.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis SeilerDirector
- Marguerite RobertsScreenplay
- Harlan WareScreenplay
- Paul Gerard SmithScreenplay
Cast
- Charles RugglesJ. Elliott Dinwiddy
- Eleanore WhitneyCaroline Wilson
- Johnny DownsTerry Keith
- Kenny BakerHimself
- Phil HarrisHimself
- Ben BlueLuke
- Marjorie GatesonMyrtle Tweep
- The Albee SistersThemselves
- The FanchonettesThemselves
- Grady SuttonTruelove Spencer
- Romo VincentDetective Dugan
- Andrew TombesDr. Wakefield
Themes
marriage proposaldancerdepartment storenightclubplagiarismmistaken identityromancesecretarysongwriterastrologymusical revuemusical comedy