Twenty Million Sweethearts

Twenty Million Sweethearts
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Paul Finder Moss Jerry Wald
Starring	Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Ginger Rogers
Music by	Harry Warren
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Distributed by	First National Warner Bros.
Release date	May 26, 1934 (1934-05-26)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Twenty Million Sweethearts is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers. It also featured The Mills Brothers. The film was remade in 1949, starring Doris Day and Jack Carson, as My Dream Is Yours.

Plot

Agent Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake (Pat O'Brien) is able to promote the singing tenor waiter Buddy Clayton (Dick Powell) as a major radio star whilst Buddy's wife Peggy Cornell (Ginger Rogers) loses out. In the end, Peggy does not lose Buddy to his "twenty million sweethearts" - his female fans.^[1]

Cast

• Pat O'Brien as Russell Edward 'Rush' Blake
• Dick Powell as Buddy Clayton
• Ginger Rogers as Peggy Cornell
• Ted Fio Rito as Himself
• Allen Jenkins as 'Uncle' Pete
• Grant Mitchell as Chester A. Sharpe
• Joseph Cawthorn as Mr. Herbert 'Herbie' Brokman
• Joan Wheeler as Marge, the Receptionist
• Henry O'Neill as Lemuel Tappan
• Johnny Arthur as Norma Hanson's Secretary
• The Mills Brothers as Themselves
• The Radio Rogues as Themselves
• George Chandler as Johnny Klinger, radio columnist (uncredited)

Music

The film features the well-known song I'll String Along with You by Harry Warren and Al Dubin.

Reception

The film was considered a box office disappointment for Warner Bros.^[2]

References

External links

• Twenty Million Sweethearts on IMDb
• Twenty Million Sweethearts at AllMovie
• Twenty Million Sweethearts at the TCM Movie Database
• Twenty Million Sweethearts at the American Film Institute Catalog