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Red Hot Rhythm

1929 · 75 min

A breezy, tune-filled romp through nightclub scheming and romantic mix-ups, charming in a scrappy early-talkie way.

Directed by
Leo McCarey
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alan Hale, Kathryn Crawford, Walter O'Keefe
Overview
Walter, a songwriter who is in love with Mary, a nightclub singer, prefers to make a living by fleecing crackpot songwriters and promoting their creations. When Walter writes "At Last I'm in Love" for Mary, she promises to plug the song at the Frivolity Club, but he leaves in a huff when she flirts with Sam, a legitimate song publisher. On the street, he gives refuge to Claire, a girl accused of a theft, and hires her as his secretary. Mrs. Fioretta gives Walter a large sum to publish her song, "The Night Elmer Died," but Sam induces Mary to get Walter to stop the deal. When Walter discovers that Claire is having an affair with Sam, he returns to Mary at the club. A lost film.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Alan Hale, Kathryn Crawford, Walter O'Keefe
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • music
  • deception
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Written by
Earl Baldwin, Walter DeLeon
Starring
Alan Hale, Kathryn Crawford, Walter O'Keefe, Josephine Dunn, Anita Garvin, Ilka Chase, Ernest Hilliard, Harry Bowen
Runtime
75 min
Languages
English

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