Diane Cook

Movies11

• Movie6.7

  DramaRomance

  A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

  The Shining Hour

  1938 · 22 votes

• Movie4.5

  MusicComedy

  A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more interesting for the historical significance than for entertainment.

  Sunday Night at the Trocadero

  1937 · 8 votes

• Movie6.1

  ComedyMusic

  On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.

  Born to Dance

  1936 · 32 votes

• Movie5.7

  Documentary

  Basically this is a commercial for Hollywood's Lido Lounge and for MGM contract players. The Lido is a large watering hole; we visit one afternoon with an orchestra playing, all sorts of stars and would-be stars sitting at tables near the pool alongside paying customers, and bathing beauties parading and diving. The Lido's manager, Reggy Denny, introduces the stars in the audience. He's sometimes interrupted by someone who does a bit, sings a song, or otherwise entertains: most of these are novelty acts. By the end, everyone's having a swell time.

  Starlit Days at the Lido

  1935 · 7 votes

• Movie6.1

  Family

  Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number of amiable stars in the audience.

  Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

  1935 · 10 votes

• Movie7.0

  ComedyMusic

  American theatrical manager discovers Greta Muller preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.

  One in a Million

  1937 · 8 votes

• Movie5.8

  MusicRomance

  A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to avoid a scandal, the pair break up, but meet again years later when he's at West Point producing the annual play that turns out to star her.

  Flirtation Walk

  1934 · 16 votes

• Movie5.1

  Comedy

  Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

  Second Fiddle

  1939 · 8 votes

• Movie6.5

  ComedyRomance

  Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

  Honolulu

  1939 · 8 votes

• Movie7.1

  ComedyMusic

  Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.

  Roberta

  1935 · 49 votes

• Movie6.0

  Music

  The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).

  Sing, Baby, Sing

  1936 · 8 votes