Meet the Boyfriend
| Meet the Boyfriend | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Staub |
| Produced by | Colbert Clark (associate producer) |
| Written by |
Robert Arthur (story) Jack Raymond (story) Bradford Ropes (writer) |
| Starring |
Robert Paige Carol Hughes Warren Hymer Pert Kelton Andrew Tombes |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | William Morgan |
Release dates | July 12, 1937 |
Running time |
63 minutes 53 minutes (USA edited versions) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Meet the Boyfriend is a 1937 American film directed by Ralph Staub.
Plot summary
A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress. His manager doesn't want this because he is afraid of Tony losing female fans so he takes up a 300 thousand dollar insurance policy if Tony does in fact wed. Tony soon meets a girl name June Delaney on a bus who doesn't swoon over him like other girls. He falls for her but doesn't know her true identity.
Cast
- Robert Paige as Tony Page
- Carol Hughes as June Delaney
- Warren Hymer as Wilbur 'Bugs' Corrigan
- Pert Kelton as Beulah Potts
- Andrew Tombes as J. Ardmore Potts
- Gwili Andre as Vilma Vlare
- Ed 'Oscar' Platt as Oscar
- Lou Fulton as Elmer
- Smiley Burnette as Orchestra Leader
- Leonid Kinskey as Dr. Sokoloff
- Syd Saylor as Buddy
- Selmer Jackson as Madison
- Cy Kendall as Walters
- Robert Middlemass as McGrath
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Grimes
Soundtrack
- "To Know You Care" (Written by Harry Tobias and Roy Ingraham)
- "Sweet Lips (Kiss My Blues Away)" (Written by Harry Tobias and Roy Ingraham)
- "This Business of Love" (Written by Harry Tobias and Roy Ingraham)
- "You Are My Rosebud" (Music by Alberto Colombo, lyrics by Smiley Burnette)
External links
- Meet the Boyfriend at the Internet Movie Database
- Meet the Boyfriend is available for free download at the Internet Archive